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pop
noun (CRITICISM) /pɒp/
/pɑːp/ Definition
take a pop at sb UK informal › to criticize someone, especially in public: She never expected anyone from her own family to take a pop at her.Disapproving and criticizingDamaging reputation
(Definition of pop noun (CRITICISM) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- -bashing suffix (CRITICIZE)
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- boo verb
- denounce verb (CRITICIZE)
- deprecate verb (NOT APPROVE)
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