grab the popcorn
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Meaning · English
Prepare to watch something entertaining or dramatic unfold
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
chuẩn bị xem điều gì đó thú vị hoặc kịch tính diễn ra
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: hold snack food
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
The argument was about to start, so grab the popcorn
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “grab the popcorn” mean?
Prepare to watch something entertaining or dramatic unfold Literally: hold snack food
Is “grab the popcorn” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.