pop|per

pop|per
pop|per «POP uhr», noun.
1. a person or thing that pops.
2. U.S. a wire basket or metal pan used for popping popcorn.
3. British. a snap fastener; press-stud.
4. Slang. an ampoule of amyl nitrite or related compound, inhaled by drug users for its stimulant effect: »

Roman tells me that just before the crucial take he gave her a popper—i.e. crushed an amyl nitrite capsule under her nose (Kenneth Tynan).


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