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Pop (sound or soda)

A light explosive sound, a burst balloon, or carbonated sweetened soda pop.

First in use: the 1800s
Duplicate · right

Pop (stack)

An operation that removes and returns the most recently appended element from the top of a stack structure.

First in use: c. 1955

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Soda vs. stack.pop().

Which meaning of Pop is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Pop (sound or soda) came first (the 1800s). Pop (stack) arrived in 1955. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Duplicate · c. 1955

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