Meanings
verbjoypop (third-person singular simple present joypops, present participle joypopping, simple past and past participle joypopped)
present singular third person joypops · participle present joypopping · participle past joypopped · past joypopped
- slangTo use drugs recreationally without becoming addicted.
Cozy found it was easier than he had expected to introduce the subject of joy popping at parties. He found that instead of steering shy of drugs, some youngsters were challenged by the taboos set up against them and considered their use real smart.
1956, Frank Kane, Key Witness, page 137
Origin
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APA
joypop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joypop
MLA
“joypop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joypop. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “joypop,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joypop.
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