Phrase guide

popular culture

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The prevailing vernacular culture in any given society, including art, cooking, clothing/fashion, entertainment, fads, films, mass media, music, sports, and style.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Across languages

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27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 流行文化 (liúxíng wénhuà) — prevailing vernacular culture
  • Chinese Mandarin: 普及文化 (pǔjí wénhuà) — prevailing vernacular culture
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大眾文化 /大众文化 (dàzhòng wénhuà) — prevailing vernacular culture
  • Chinese Mandarin: 通俗文化 (tōngsú wénhuà) — prevailing vernacular culture
  • Danish: populærkultur — prevailing vernacular culture
  • Finnish: populaarikulttuuri — prevailing vernacular culture
  • French: culture populaire — prevailing vernacular culture
  • French: pop culture — prevailing vernacular culture
  • Galician: cultura popular — prevailing vernacular culture
  • Georgian: პოპ-კულტურა (ṗoṗ-ḳulṭura) — prevailing vernacular culture
  • Georgian: პოპულარული კულტურა (ṗoṗularuli ḳulṭura) — prevailing vernacular culture
  • Georgian: მასობრივი კულტურა (masobrivi ḳulṭura) — prevailing vernacular culture
  • German: Popkultur — prevailing vernacular culture
  • Hindi: चलित संस्कृति (calit sanskŕti) — prevailing vernacular culture
  • Japanese: 大衆文化 (taishū bunka) — prevailing vernacular culture
  • Japanese: ポップカルチャー (poppu karuchā) — prevailing vernacular culture
  • Korean: 대중문화 (daejungmunhwa) — prevailing vernacular culture
  • Māori: ahurea o te marea — prevailing vernacular culture
  • Māori: ahurea arotini — prevailing vernacular culture
  • Polish: popkultura — prevailing vernacular culture
  • Portuguese: cultura popular — prevailing vernacular culture
  • Russian: поп-культу́ра (pop-kulʹtúra) — prevailing vernacular culture
  • Russian: ма́ссовая культу́ра (mássovaja kulʹtúra) — prevailing vernacular culture
  • Spanish: cultura pop — prevailing vernacular culture
  • Spanish: cultura popular — prevailing vernacular culture
  • Swedish: populärkultur — prevailing vernacular culture
  • Turkish: popüler kültür — prevailing vernacular culture