unpoppedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈpɒpt/, U.S. /ˌənˈpɑpt/ 1. That has not been popped (in various senses).
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1849 Godey's Lady's Bk. Aug. 142/2 Mr Wicklesby, however, did not offer; so the question remained unpopped.
1878 Brownstown (Indiana) Banner 31 Oct. Each time his heart failed him, and he took the question away unpopped.
1953 Pop. Mech. May 236/2 He'll be scored not only for speed, but also for unpopped balloons left on the course when he hits the finish line.
1992 Times 19 Sept. 4/6 (heading) Europe's bigwigs leave champagne corks unpopped.
2010 K. Lew Itch & Ooze iii. 26 That layer of skin covering an unpopped blister is like a shield against bacteria.
2. spec. Of popcorn kernels: not swollen and burst by heating.
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1850 Amer. Agriculturalist Apr. 132/2 The rice corn..would give thirty-six barrels of popped corn from one unpopped.
1883 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel 15 Jan. 8/3 A boy puts a quart more of unpopped corn into the cage, which is put back on the hook over the fire.
1904 Exper. Station Work (U.S. Dept. Agric.) 26 19 100 grains of unpopped pop corn weighed 13 grams. The same quantity partially popped weighed 11 grams.
1970 R. C. Wunderlich Kids, Brains & Learning viii. 422 One bag..will hold about 2 pounds of unpopped corn.
2005 C. Coble Distant Echoes ii. 21 Her cat had knocked last night's popcorn bowl onto the floor, and unpopped kernels littered the carpet.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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