popadelic

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Meaning · English

Having the coolness or style of pop music or pop stars.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Actually, a Scot named Eugene Kelly, who sounds amazingly like Barrett, and his band, Eugenius, have resurrected Barrett's trippy, popadelic sound with early Pink Floyd on their new album, "Mary Queen of Scots."

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 “popadelic” mean?

Having the coolness or style of pop music or pop stars.

Is “popadelic” formal or informal?

popadelic is generally slang.