on and popping

English

Adjective

on and popping (not comparable)

1. (slang, African-American Vernacular) Lively and full of action or excitement.
   • 2000, Eric Jerome Dickey, Cheaters, page 244:

     Tammy suggested, "The peeps from the play are hanging out at the Hollywood Athletic Club. That's on and popping."

   • 2012, Remo Kareem, I Am That Man..., page 32:

     The dining room was empty, but we had a living room to entertain and cool bedrooms. It was on and popping.

   • 2013, Tyler Gore, G.A.B.O.S. - Game Ain't Based on Sympathy, page 103:

     "Me too," Pokey said. "So when the time comes, we'll set everything up, and afterwards it's on and popping.

   • 2017, M.T. Pope, Hustling on the Down Low:

     I had things on and popping, and my life was moving in the best direction possible.

2. (slang, African-American Vernacular) Ready and willing.

Alternative forms

• on and poppin'