Phrase guide

pop tart

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A toaster pastry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 2000 January 29, Peter Sagal (host), Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me!, National Public Radio Carl Kasell will come to their house and cook his signature dish, breakfast à la Edwards, which is two pop tarts and a Benson and Hedges.

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A female pop music performer famed more for her sexuality than for her music.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial

Examples

  • After much effort, she was able to overcome the pop tart label and be taken seriously as a musician.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative form of pop tart.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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History

Etymology

A genericization of the brand name Pop-Tarts.

From pop for “popular” and tart for a sexualized woman; a word play on the brand name.