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UK
/pˈɒpkɔːn/
]
[ US /ˈpɑpˌkɔɹn/ ]
[ US /ˈpɑpˌkɔɹn/ ]
NOUN
- corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat
- small kernels of corn exploded by heat
How To Use popcorn In A Sentence
- I was out buying popcorn while the opening credits of Dil Chahta Hai rolled, so I missed the name of the person who wrote the dialogues for this film.
- The cinema itself was pretty filthy, with popcorn strewn across the floor. The Sun
- They can get better recipes to make popcorn, how they can screw up popcorn so bad bewilders me. Global Voices in English » Kuwait: Cinema Censorship, Quality Woes and Limited Telecom Services
- People eat candy bars and put butter on their popcorn.
- The vaguely realistic answer suggested in this popcorn film provides an entertaining alternative to standard superhero movies. Times, Sunday Times
- Well before the beginning of the global economic crisis, a Brazilian street seller was on his way to becoming a very famous entrepreneur in the country by doing just one thing: selling popcorn, with a personal touch. 36 year old Valdir Novaki used to work as an itinerant farm labourer, until he arrived in Curitiba, in 1988, where he started working as a newsagent, then as a car park driver. Global Voices in English » Brazil: Tips to face the crisis from a popcorn street seller
- While they are stringing popcorn and cranberries to hang on the tree, Beth tells Calvin and Conrad that she had spoken to Carole Lazenby, who had informed her of something that Con should have told them.
- But worse came when I bought them each the smallest size drink and the smallest size popcorn. The Sun
- Danes long ago used the ashes of hay as a seasoning, so Mr. Redzepi does, too: they smell vaguely of popcorn, and have accessorized both an egg dish and one with king crab.
- During one set of closely fought negotiations, he arranged for bowls of popcorn to be served to lighten the atmosphere. Times, Sunday Times