Popper
[pop-er] /ˈpɒp ər/
noun
1.
a person or thing that .
2.
a utensil, as a covered pan, used for corn.
3.
Angling. .
4.
a vial of amyl or butyl nitrite abused as a vasodilator for the effect of exhilaration.
[pop-er] /ˈpɒp ər/
noun
1.
Sir Karl (Raimund) [rey-muh nd] /ˈreɪ mənd/ (Show IPA), 1902–1994, British philosopher, born in Austria.
/ˈpɒpə/
noun
1.
a person or thing that pops
2.
(Brit) an informal name for press stud
3.
(mainly US & Canadian) a container for cooking popcorn in
4.
(slang) an amyl nitrite capsule, which is crushed and its contents inhaled by drug users as a stimulant
/ˈpɒpə/
noun
1.
Sir Karl. 1902–94, British philosopher, born in Vienna. In The Logic of Scientific Discovery (1934), he proposes that knowledge cannot be absolutely confirmed, but rather that science progresses by the experimental refutation of the current theory and its consequent replacement by a new theory, equally provisional but covering more of the known data. The Open Society and its Enemies (1945) is a critique of dogmatic political philosophies, such as Marxism. Other works are The Poverty of Historicism (1957), Conjectures and Refutations (1963), and Objective Knowledge (1972)
popper pop·per (pŏp’ər)
n.
An ampoule of amyl nitrite or butyl nitrite used as a stimulant drug.
noun
Related Terms
eyepopper, finger-popper, joy-popper, pill popper
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