English
Passion Pop
Passion Pop comes from English pop ‘fizzy drink’.
- English1500–presentpop‘fizzy drink’
- EnglishtodayPassion Pop
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentpop‘fizzy drink’
- EnglishtodayPassion Pop
The story
Truncation of passionfruit + pop (‘fizzy drink’); a brand name originally owned by Miranda Wines, and later bought by Australian Vintage; from 1978.
Every English word from English pop
Today it means
name A brand of sweet, fruity (especially, passionfruit-flavoured) fizzy wine, noted for being cheap and popular among teenage girls.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English pop / Passion Pop