grab the popcorn

verb

Said in anticipation of an enjoyable activity, often in a context where a person is about to watch a movie.

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Meanings

verbgrab the popcorn (third-person singular simple present grabs the popcorn, present participle grabbing the popcorn, simple past and past participle grabbed the popcorn)

present singular third person grabs the popcorn · participle present grabbing the popcorn · participle past grabbed the popcorn · past grabbed the popcorn

  1. informalSaid in anticipation of an enjoyable activity, often in a context where a person is about to watch a movie.
  2. idiomaticinformalUsed to express anticipated enjoyment from watching a conflict or argument developing between other people, as if one were being entertained at the movies.
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APA

grab the popcorn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grab%20the%20popcorn

MLA

“grab the popcorn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grab%20the%20popcorn. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grab the popcorn,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grab%20the%20popcorn.

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