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Latest comment: 3 years ago by Imetsia in topic RFD discussion: February–April 2021

"Stuffed and breaded jalapeno" might deserve a separate ety: I think it was originally "jalapeno popper", hence a pun on "pepper". Equinox 23:30, 7 September 2012 (UTC)Reply

pop·pers (plural noun)

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pop·pers (plural noun): small vials of amyl nitrate or butyl nitrate for inhaling as an illicit drug (slang) 
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--Backinstadiums (talk) 15:04, 14 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

RFD discussion: February–April 2021

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RFD sense:

  1. (used attributively as a modifier) Relating to poppers, a recreational drug used during sex.

While it is true that this word can be "used attributively as a modifier", the same could be said of virtually any noun, and AFAIK we do not list these as separate senses unless there is clearly a distinct meaning, which doesn't seem to be the case here. Mihia (talk) 10:29, 6 February 2021 (UTC)Reply

Note: I think at one stage this attributive sense was the only "drug" sense listed, because the plain (non-attributive) "drug" sense was thought not to exist in the singular. However, the latter has now been added, making the attributive sense apparently redundant. See also Wiktionary:Tea_room#popper. Mihia (talk) 10:38, 6 February 2021 (UTC)Reply

Delete; just gloss the normal singular sense appropriately with "now more common in plural" or similar. Equinox 18:22, 8 February 2021 (UTC)Reply
Delete, --Robbie SWE (talk) 19:16, 20 February 2021 (UTC)Reply
Delete. Ultimateria (talk) 20:03, 20 February 2021 (UTC)Reply
Delete. ←₰-→ Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 20:02, 25 March 2021 (UTC)Reply
RFD-deleted. Imetsia (talk) 00:13, 3 April 2021 (UTC)Reply