pop shop
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Meaning · English
A pawnshop.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
[S]he has often refused a guinea from a Flagellant, when the next hour she has been obliged to send her watch to the pop shop to get a dinner […].
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “pop shop” mean?
A pawnshop.
Is “pop shop” formal or informal?
pop shop is generally slang.