Definition
A small device or container that makes a popping sound when opened or activated, or slang for an amphetamine pill.
Etymology
From the verb 'pop' (imitative of a sharp sound) + '-er' suffix. The drug slang meaning emerged in the 1960s from the popping sound of opening ampule capsules, while the general meaning relates to anything that 'pops' open.
Kelly Says
The innocent party favor 'popper' and the drug slang share the same onomatopoeic root, showing how sound-based words often develop multiple meanings. The term also refers to the jalapeño poppers appetizer, demonstrating how food names often derive from cooking sounds.
Translations
CACatalà
explosiu
ehks-ploh-see-oo
CSČeština
výbušnina
vee-boosh-nee-nah
DADansk
knaldepot
knaal-deh-poh
DEDeutsch
Knallkörper
knaal-ker-per
ELΕλληνικά
εκρηκτικός
eh-krehk-tee-kohs
ESEspañol
explosor
eks-ploh-sor
FAفارسی
منفجرکننده
mon-fajer-konan-deh
FISuomi
räjähdyspanos
reh-kyh-deys-pah-nohs
FRFrançais
pétard
peh-tar
HEעברית
מפוצץ
mah-foo-tsatz
HUMagyar
robbanó
roh-bbah-noh
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemercik
peh-mer-cheek
ITItaliano
scoppio
skoh-pee-oh
MSBahasa Melayu
letupan
leh-too-pahn
MYမြန်မာ
ပေါက်ကွဲ
pout-kweh
NLNederlands
knalpot
knaal-pot
NONorsk
knallpot
knaal-poh
PLPolski
wybuchowiec
vuu-bkhoh-vyet-s
PTPortuguês
estalador
eh-stah-lah-dor
RORomână
exploziv
eks-ploh-zeev
RUРусский
поппер
pah-pehr
SVSvenska
knallare
knaal-ah-reh
SWKiswahili
mdumu
m-doo-moo
TAதமிழ்
வெடிப்பொருள்
veht-ee-poh-rul
TEతెలుగు
పేలుడు
peh-luu-du
THไทย
ป็อปเปอร์
bpop-pehr
TLTL
pumuputok
poo-moo-poo-tok
TRTürkçe
patlayıcı
pah-tlah-yee-jee
UKУкраїнська
поппер
poh-pehr
URاردو
پھٹنے والا
phat-neh-wah-lah
VITiếng Việt
pháo nổ
fah-oh-noh
ZUZU
ukuphupha
oo-koo-poo-hah