flicker vs popper

flicker

noun
  • One who flicks. 

  • Any of certain small woodpeckers, especially of the genus Colaptes. 

  • An unsteady flash of light. 

  • A short moment. 

verb
  • To flutter or flap. 

  • To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light. 

  • To keep going on and off; to appear and disappear for short moments; to flutter. 

popper

noun
  • One who or that which pops. 

  • A floating lure designed to splash when the fishing line is twitched. 

  • A device that pops kernels of corn to produce popcorn. 

  • Synonym of juice box 

  • A short piece of twisted string tied to the end of a whip that creates the distinctive sound when the whip is thrown or cracked. 

  • A stuffed and usually breaded jalapeño. 

  • Either of a pair of interlocking discs commonly used in place of buttons to fasten clothing, a snap fastener. 

  • Amyl nitrate. 

  • A looner (balloon fetishist) who prefers to burst balloons. 

  • A capsule of amyl nitrite, a recreational drug used during sex. 

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