popcornn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈpɒpkɔːn/, U.S.

/ˈpɑpˌkɔrn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pop v.¹, corn n.¹

Etymology: < pop v.¹ + corn n.¹ With sense A. 1b compare slightly earlier popped corn n. at popped adj. 1.

Originally U.S.

A. n.

a. A variety of maize, the dried kernels of which swell up and burst open with a small explosive sound when heated.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [noun] > maize > maize plants

maizea1544

Indian wheat1578

Guinea wheat1598

corn1608

sweet corn1646

Virginia wheat1651

soft corn1751

zea1760

popcorn1838

pod corn1884

pod maize1904

1819 W. Faux Jrnl. 28 Nov. in Mem. Days Amer. (1823) 302 I crossed the Big Wabash..at La Valette's ferry, where is beautiful land, fine young orchards, and two lonely families of naked-legged French settlers, from whom I received two curious ears of poss [sic] corn.]

1838 Huron Reflector (Norwalk, Ohio) 15 May We believe, if the pop corn was not flinty, it would be a better crop, and certainly a more productive one, than the large eared corn.

1850 Quincy (Illinois) Whig 12 Nov. 4/1 Pop corn is dependent for its peculiar powers..upon the quantity of oil which its whole contains.

1893 K. Sanborn Truthful Woman S. Calif. 129 A farmer raised one thousand bushels of popcorn and stored it in a barn.

1903 Bk. Corn 327 Popcorn, known botanically as Zea everta, is a species group, characterized by the excessive proportion of the corneous endosperm and the small size of the kernels and ear... Twenty-five varieties were catalogued by Sturtevant.

1948 Durant (Oklahoma) Daily Democrat 4 July 5/3 The purpose of our visit was to see a field of popcorn which had been used in an experiment with fertilizer.

1972 Country Life 9 Mar. 591/1 Popcorn is an extremely hard form of maize whose corns expand and ‘pop’ on heating; it is used only in confectionery.

b. The heated kernels of the popcorn served as a food snack.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > grain dishes > [noun] > popcorn

popped corn1842

popcorn1847

1847 Sci. Amer. 5 June 1/3 We no doubt shall soon hear of a shingle being hung out in London, announcing that some Salathiel Slick or other has had the honor to be appointed ‘Pop Corn Maker to Her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family’.

1858 N.Y. Tribune 14 Jan. 2/3 I got on the cars..after..flattening out an apple-boy and pop-corn vender.

1871 Amer. Naturalist 5 171 [The mouse] had filled an over-shoe from a basket of pop-corn which had been popped and placed in the closet.

1922 ‘R. Crompton’ Just—William xi. 220 He purchased a large bag of popcorn.

1965 Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 20 Dec. (1970) 340 There were garlands of popcorn.

1996 City Paper (Baltimore) 22 May 35/1 In the summer, the goal is to sell popcorn to frisky couples and bored young'uns.

2. figurative. Something that is vacuous or merely entertaining; spec. an undemanding film.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little importance or trivial > types of

venialc1380

nutshalea1393

nutshella1400

flea-biting1553

flea-bite1577

nothing1577

epitomea1593

quilicoma1644

ephemera1751

pinprick1853

bibelot1873

piffle1884

peanut1910

popcorn1964

trivia1968

factoid1982

1964 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 29 Sept. 4/5 It [sc. a video recorder] is marvelous. It's just that what you get on the tape is pure popcorn.

1996 Time 14 Oct. 86/3 No one wants to see the flat good guy or bad guy, that's just popcorn for the eyes.

2002 Sunday Times (Nexis) 4 Aug. (Culture section) 4 It's entertaining enough, but pure popcorn: the sort of film that is not going to change Hollywood's view of what Diaz can deliver.

B. adj.

1. Made of or having raised stitches resembling popcorn.

ΚΠ

1886 Atlanta Constit. 22 Mar. 6/1 Won't some of the readers please exchange crochet patterns with me. I have the much desired Pine Burr, Pop Corn, and other beautiful patterns.]

1896 Boston Daily Globe 3 Feb. 6/7 Popcorn Star Tidy... Take hook out of stitch and put through the top of first..in cluster..and back into your stitch again, and draw that stitch through tight.

1938 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post-Crescent 5 Oct. 28/2 (advt.) We've a host of lovely designs to choose from including the ‘Spider Lace’ Popcorn pattern shown here.

1949 F. Peto Amer. Quilts & Coverlets ii. 23 The loom-made tufted type used candlewicking for the warp of the foundation and..the characteristic ‘popcorn’ decoration.

1995 Kay & Co. (Worcester) Catal. Autumn–Winter 33/1 Cardigan. Fabulous hooded popcorn knit, with patch pockets.

2. figurative. Lightweight, superficial; spec. (of a film) undemanding, entertaining.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > insubstantial

thin?c1225

lighta1413

superficiala1425

sleevelessc1450

frivolous1549

frothy1593

windy1593

shallow1594

airy1600

ghostlessa1603

sleazy1648

tenuious1656

wishy-washy1693

gauzy1774

lathery1803

wish-washy1814

tenuousa1817

toy1821

flimsy1827

airy-fairy1857

facile1857

feeblish1882

popcorn1973

1973 C. Milner & R. Milner Black Players (new ed.) ii. 41 Popcorn is a humorous insult which may be translated as ‘light-weight’.

1977 Times 5 Aug. 10/7 Endless uncaptioned clips of hard news and popcorn entertainment.

1983 Time Mag. (Nexis) 23 Mar. 62 So dim the lights and butter the popcorn. This is, after all, as Lucas keeps reminding us, a popcorn movie.

1993 Entertainm. Weekly 27 Aug. 94/3 Rock-solid entertainment—yet, it's never more than a moody popcorn thriller.

Compounds

popcorn poll n. originally U.S. a poll in which customers are invited to choose between cartons of popcorn printed with pictures of presidential candidates; (now also) any poll based on informal counting or tallying.

ΚΠ

1952 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 12 Aug. 1/3 Popcorn Poll will be taken at fun spots... The idea is that the popcorn patron will choose the package suiting his political leaning.

1968 Guardian 15 Nov. 1/6 Miss Plummer won through on dazzling good looks. As far as a popcorn poll went, they appeared to be a popular choice.

1983 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 17 Nov. b15/1 One theory concentrates on popcorn polls at the movies.

2004 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (Nexis) 2 Nov. 10 a ‘Popcorn polls’ now include everything from Halloween mask sales to bumper sticker appearances—count them up and you know who will win the election, the theory goes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	popcorn
释义	popcornn.adj. Brit. /ˈpɒpkɔːn/, U.S. /ˈpɑpˌkɔrn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pop v.¹, corn n.¹ Etymology: < pop v.¹ + corn n.¹ With sense A. 1b compare slightly earlier popped corn n. at popped adj. 1. Originally U.S. A. n. 1. a. A variety of maize, the dried kernels of which swell up and burst open with a small explosive sound when heated. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [noun] > maize > maize plants maizea1544 Indian wheat1578 Guinea wheat1598 corn1608 sweet corn1646 Virginia wheat1651 soft corn1751 zea1760 popcorn1838 pod corn1884 pod maize1904 1819 W. Faux Jrnl. 28 Nov. in Mem. Days Amer. (1823) 302 I crossed the Big Wabash..at La Valette's ferry, where is beautiful land, fine young orchards, and two lonely families of naked-legged French settlers, from whom I received two curious ears of poss [sic] corn.] 1838 Huron Reflector (Norwalk, Ohio) 15 May We believe, if the pop corn was not flinty, it would be a better crop, and certainly a more productive one, than the large eared corn. 1850 Quincy (Illinois) Whig 12 Nov. 4/1 Pop corn is dependent for its peculiar powers..upon the quantity of oil which its whole contains. 1893 K. Sanborn Truthful Woman S. Calif. 129 A farmer raised one thousand bushels of popcorn and stored it in a barn. 1903 Bk. Corn 327 Popcorn, known botanically as Zea everta, is a species group, characterized by the excessive proportion of the corneous endosperm and the small size of the kernels and ear... Twenty-five varieties were catalogued by Sturtevant. 1948 Durant (Oklahoma) Daily Democrat 4 July 5/3 The purpose of our visit was to see a field of popcorn which had been used in an experiment with fertilizer. 1972 Country Life 9 Mar. 591/1 Popcorn is an extremely hard form of maize whose corns expand and ‘pop’ on heating; it is used only in confectionery. b. The heated kernels of the popcorn served as a food snack. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > grain dishes > [noun] > popcorn popped corn1842 popcorn1847 1847 Sci. Amer. 5 June 1/3 We no doubt shall soon hear of a shingle being hung out in London, announcing that some Salathiel Slick or other has had the honor to be appointed ‘Pop Corn Maker to Her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family’. 1858 N.Y. Tribune 14 Jan. 2/3 I got on the cars..after..flattening out an apple-boy and pop-corn vender. 1871 Amer. Naturalist 5 171 [The mouse] had filled an over-shoe from a basket of pop-corn which had been popped and placed in the closet. 1922 ‘R. Crompton’ Just—William xi. 220 He purchased a large bag of popcorn. 1965 Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 20 Dec. (1970) 340 There were garlands of popcorn. 1996 City Paper (Baltimore) 22 May 35/1 In the summer, the goal is to sell popcorn to frisky couples and bored young'uns. 2. figurative. Something that is vacuous or merely entertaining; spec. an undemanding film. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little importance or trivial > types of venialc1380 nutshalea1393 nutshella1400 flea-biting1553 flea-bite1577 nothing1577 epitomea1593 quilicoma1644 ephemera1751 pinprick1853 bibelot1873 piffle1884 peanut1910 popcorn1964 trivia1968 factoid1982 1964 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 29 Sept. 4/5 It [sc. a video recorder] is marvelous. It's just that what you get on the tape is pure popcorn. 1996 Time 14 Oct. 86/3 No one wants to see the flat good guy or bad guy, that's just popcorn for the eyes. 2002 Sunday Times (Nexis) 4 Aug. (Culture section) 4 It's entertaining enough, but pure popcorn: the sort of film that is not going to change Hollywood's view of what Diaz can deliver. B. adj. 1. Made of or having raised stitches resembling popcorn. ΚΠ 1886 Atlanta Constit. 22 Mar. 6/1 Won't some of the readers please exchange crochet patterns with me. I have the much desired Pine Burr, Pop Corn, and other beautiful patterns.] 1896 Boston Daily Globe 3 Feb. 6/7 Popcorn Star Tidy... Take hook out of stitch and put through the top of first..in cluster..and back into your stitch again, and draw that stitch through tight. 1938 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post-Crescent 5 Oct. 28/2 (advt.) We've a host of lovely designs to choose from including the ‘Spider Lace’ Popcorn pattern shown here. 1949 F. Peto Amer. Quilts & Coverlets ii. 23 The loom-made tufted type used candlewicking for the warp of the foundation and..the characteristic ‘popcorn’ decoration. 1995 Kay & Co. (Worcester) Catal. Autumn–Winter 33/1 Cardigan. Fabulous hooded popcorn knit, with patch pockets. 2. figurative. Lightweight, superficial; spec. (of a film) undemanding, entertaining. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > insubstantial thin?c1225 lighta1413 superficiala1425 sleevelessc1450 frivolous1549 frothy1593 windy1593 shallow1594 airy1600 ghostlessa1603 sleazy1648 tenuious1656 wishy-washy1693 gauzy1774 lathery1803 wish-washy1814 tenuousa1817 toy1821 flimsy1827 airy-fairy1857 facile1857 feeblish1882 popcorn1973 1973 C. Milner & R. Milner Black Players (new ed.) ii. 41 Popcorn is a humorous insult which may be translated as ‘light-weight’. 1977 Times 5 Aug. 10/7 Endless uncaptioned clips of hard news and popcorn entertainment. 1983 Time Mag. (Nexis) 23 Mar. 62 So dim the lights and butter the popcorn. This is, after all, as Lucas keeps reminding us, a popcorn movie. 1993 Entertainm. Weekly 27 Aug. 94/3 Rock-solid entertainment—yet, it's never more than a moody popcorn thriller. Compounds popcorn poll n. originally U.S. a poll in which customers are invited to choose between cartons of popcorn printed with pictures of presidential candidates; (now also) any poll based on informal counting or tallying. ΚΠ 1952 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 12 Aug. 1/3 Popcorn Poll will be taken at fun spots... The idea is that the popcorn patron will choose the package suiting his political leaning. 1968 Guardian 15 Nov. 1/6 Miss Plummer won through on dazzling good looks. As far as a popcorn poll went, they appeared to be a popular choice. 1983 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 17 Nov. b15/1 One theory concentrates on popcorn polls at the movies. 2004 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (Nexis) 2 Nov. 10 a ‘Popcorn polls’ now include everything from Halloween mask sales to bumper sticker appearances—count them up and you know who will win the election, the theory goes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1838
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