noun. Same as pop-dock.

noun. Father, dad.

noun. By extension, another man old enough to be the speaker's father.

noun. Plural form of pop. (the sound and related meanings)

verb. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pop.

""I'll be honest with you, I never really liked the term 'pops,'" said Steven Reineke , who has served as conductor and artistic director of the New York Pops for the last three years."