(v): assume a different shape or form
(v): hit a pop-fly
(v): cause to move by striking
(v): make a sharp explosive noise
(v): make a certain noise or sound
(v): fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise
(v): cause to go off
(v): cause to make a sharp explosive sound
(v): cause to sound
(v): appear suddenly or unexpectedly
(v): come into sight or view
(v): put or thrust suddenly and forcefully
(v): place or put with great energy
(v): release suddenly
(v): release, as from one's grip
(v): hit or strike
(v): deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
(v): drink down entirely
(v): take in liquids
(v): take drugs, especially orally
(v): take by injection
(v): cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound
(v): cause to burst
(v): burst open with a sharp, explosive sound
(v): come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
(n): an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
(n): a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
(n): a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
(n): nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated)
(n): a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
(n): the sudden occurrence of an audible event
(n): music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love
(n): any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time)
(adj): (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)
(adj): vs. classical) -- (not classical
(adv): like a pop or with a pop
Also to pawn. As in 'pop goes the weasel'. Weasel is Cockney rhyming slang for coat (weasel and stoat). So, 'that's the way the money goes' and go and pawn your coat to raise some more money.
Nevada looks pretty weird, too.
Soft drink forever! And down with the carbonated beverage!
*sigh* I don't have particularly fond memories of arguments over Coke v. soda or pop in Mississippi.
Those are some hot isoglosses!
(As an aside, did anyone else notice how completely effed up Alaska is on this map? Beezarre.)
Yes! Isogloss!
See? Another perfectly good use of "isogloss"! :-D
I imagine (and maybe skipvia can jump in here) that using "coke" as a generic term in the U.S. South probably comes from the fact that the Coca-Cola company is based in Atlanta, GA.
Let me rephrase that: I fall (just barely) on the "soda" side of the isogloss. There. Somebody had to say it.
I am definitely a "soda" person, though I would be more likely to say "soft drink," I think; "pop" sounds quaint to me. But what I always found interesting was the use of "coke" to mean any non-alcoholic carbonated beverage in the South: "The only cokes they had were Sprite and 7-Up."
Love it. Just as I thought--I'm squarely in the soda range.
Pop vs. Soda Map
a synonym for soda, generally used in the Midwestern US although also as far east as Buffalo, NY
the colors always pop on hgtv. they never standout, brighten, illuminate, enrich, add, nor enliven a room.