POPULAR, POPULARITY
ADJECTIVES
1831 ► DEMOTIC pert. to the common people; popular, vulgar
1882 ► BUZZING lively, exciting; busy, popular → colloq.
1929 ► IN socially acceptable; popular → US sl.
1953 ► ON THE CASTOR popular, well-regarded → Aust. sl.
1957 ► LARGE in the entertainment industry: popular, successful → Amer. sl.
1960 ► IN THE GROOVE belonging to the ‘in crowd’, a group of popular people → Amer. sl.
1961 ► HOT popular → US sl.
1982 ► BUZZY busy, lively; popular, fashionable, much-talked-about
1984 ► MIGHTILY BELIKED popular → Amer. dial.
1997 ► MOVIN’ good; pleasurable; fashionable; popular → US sl.
NOUNS
1921 ► KITSCH art, literature, fashion. etc., dismissed as being of merely popular taste or appeal, vulgar, sentimental, or sometimes pretentious → German
1960 ► IN CROWD a group of popular people → Amer. sl.
1975 ► JUNK FOOD something which has broad popular appeal, or gives immediate gratification, but which is not regarded as having any significant cultural, intellectual, or emotional value
1990 ► MUCH LOVE popularity, respect → African-American sl.
1993 ► ALL THE RAGE the fashionable or popular thing to do; the fashionable or most popular artist or form of art at a given time
2004 ► ALL THE THING the fashionable or popular thing to do; the fashionable or most popular artist or form of art at a given time (Bk.)
NOUNS, PERSON
1887 ► JIM-DANDY a very likeable or popular person → Amer. dial.
L19.. ► LIVE ONE a notable, popular, or well-respected person → US sl.
20C.. ► BABY a popular girl → Amer. students’ sl.
1901 ► GIRLIE-BOY a young man who is popular with girls → US sl.
1920 ► BIRD a popular female → students’ sl.
1927 ► BABY VAMP an attractive or popular female → US students’ sl.
1934 ► BUTTER-AND-EGG FLY a popular co-ed → students’ sl. (Bk.)
1934 ► CLOUD a popular co-ed → students’ sl. (Bk.)
1934 ► LOLLEO a popular co-ed → students’ sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► NUMBER ONE ON THE DATE PARADE a popular boy or girl → US sl. (Bk.)
1953 ► BELLE a popular girl → US sl. (Bk.)
1959 ► QUEEN a popular girl → US sl.
1966 ► BEEF a popular or attractive girl → Amer. sl.
1972 ► MISS NIAGARA a popularity winner → homosexual sl. (Bk.)
1974 ► CRUSHER a boy who is popular with girls and women; an attractive youth whom many girls have a crush on → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1980 ► COOL BREEZE an admirable and popular person → African-American & students’ sl.
1992 ► HEPSTER a fashionable or popular person → African-American sl.
1998 ► PIMP a cool guy who’s popular with girls → teen sl. (Bk.)
PHRASES
1943 ► ON THE DOWNBEAT in decline; losing popularity → Amer. sl.
VERBS
L17.. ► TAKE to succeed, to become popular → sl.
L19.. ► TAKE ON to become popular; to enjoy → sl.
1975 ► LIVE LARGE to be extremely, esp. ostentatiously, successful, popular, wealthy, etc. → Amer. sl.
2002 ► TAKE OFF to become popular → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
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