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Pop the question   /pɑp ðə kwˈɛstʃən/   Listen
verb
Pop  v. t.  
1.
To thrust or push suddenly; to offer suddenly; to bring suddenly and unexpectedly to notice; as, to pop one's head in at the door. "He popped a paper into his hand."
2.
To cause to pop; to cause to burst open by heat, as grains of Indian corn; as, to pop corn or chestnuts.
3.
To eat or swallow; of food, especially snacks, in small pieces; as, he popped a whole can of peanuts while watching the movie.
To pop off,
(a)
to thrust away, or put off promptly; as, to pop one off with a denial.
(b)
to make a statement, or series of statements, forcefully and in an opinionated manner; as, he popped off about his dislike of modern art.
To pop the question, to make an offer of marriage to a lady. (Colloq.)






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Pop the question" Quotes from Famous Books



... she modestly refuses, until she has had a decent time to order her widow's weeds at her milliner's and wear them for about a month or so, at the expiration of which interval Afrael may, if he be still of the same mind, call in again, and pop the question. ...
— Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 100., Jan. 24, 1891. • Various



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