Phrase guide

pop quiz

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A quiz or test given without warning or prior announcement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a quiz given without prior warning

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: quiz

History

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: رَائِز (rāʔiz) — test without notice
  • Arabic: اِمْتِحَان مُفَاجِئ (imtiḥān mufājiʔ) — test without notice
  • Finnish: pistokoe — test without notice
  • French: interrogation surprise — test without notice
  • French: contrôle surprise — test without notice
  • Galician: exame sorpresa — test without notice
  • Galician: proba sorpresa — test without notice
  • German: unangekündigter Test — test without notice
  • German: unangekündigte Prüfung — test without notice
  • German: Extemporale — test without notice
  • Italian: compito a sorpresa — test without notice
  • Japanese: 抜き打ちテスト (nukiuchi tesuto) — test without notice
  • Portuguese: prova surpresa — test without notice
  • Swedish: oförberett prov — test without notice