noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkeɪˌpɒp/
General-American:/ˈkeɪˌpɑp/
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rhymes with -eɪpɒp
1
noun
Meaning 1
South Korean pop music influenced by Western styles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A lollipop containing the drug ketamine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Alternative letter-case form of K-pop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Koreanclip. English K- English pop English J-popinflu. English K-pop From K- (“Korean”) + pop, by analogy with J-pop.
From the first letter of ketamine + pop (“lollipop”).
Across languages
Translations
36 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
كِيْ بُوب
(kē būb)
— South Korean pop music
Arabic:
بُوبْ كُورِيّ
(būb kūriyy)
— South Korean pop music
Bulgarian:
ке́й-поп
(kéj-pop)
— South Korean pop music
Burmese:
ကေပေါ့
(kepau.)
— South Korean pop music
Catalan:
K-pop
— South Korean pop music
Chinese Mandarin:
韓國流行音樂 /韩国流行音乐
(Hánguó liúxíng yīnyuè)
— South Korean pop music
Dutch:
K-pop
— South Korean pop music
French:
K-pop
— South Korean pop music
French:
pop coréenne
— South Korean pop music
German:
K-Pop
— South Korean pop music
Bavarian German:
K-Pop
— South Korean pop music
Hungarian:
K-pop
— South Korean pop music
Indonesian:
K-pop
— South Korean pop music
Italian:
K-pop
— South Korean pop music
Japanese:
Kポップ
(kē-poppu)
— South Korean pop music
Japanese:
K-POP (kē-poppu)
— South Korean pop music
Japanese:
ケー・ポップ
(kē-poppu)
— South Korean pop music
Korean:
K-pop (kei-pap)
— South Korean pop music
Korean:
K팝
(keipap)
— South Korean pop music
Korean:
케이팝
(keipap)
— South Korean pop music
Korean:
한국 팝 음악
(han'guk pap eumak)
— South Korean pop music
Marathi:
के-पॉप
(ke-pŏp)
— South Korean pop music
Mongolian:
K-pop
— South Korean pop music
Mongolian:
К-поп
(K-pop)
— South Korean pop music
Norwegian:
K-pop
— South Korean pop music
Occitan:
K-pop
— South Korean pop music
Polish:
K-pop
— South Korean pop music
Portuguese:
K-pop
— South Korean pop music
Russian:
кей-по́п
(kej-póp)
— South Korean pop music
Russian:
коре́йский поп
(koréjskij pop)
— South Korean pop music
Russian:
коре́йская поп-му́зыка
(koréjskaja pop-múzyka)
— South Korean pop music