Popcorn

Popcorn

Popcorn is a variety of corn kernel which expands and puffs up when heated. The term also refers to the snack food produced by the expansion. It is one of the oldest snacks, with evidence of popcorn dating back thousands of years in the Americas. It is commonly eaten salted, buttered, sweetened, or with artificial flavorings.

Popcorn (instrumental)

"Popcorn" is an instrumental song composed by Gershon Kingsley in 1969 for the album Music to Moog By. It was performed on the Moog synthesizer and released on the Audio Fidelity label. The name is a combination of pop for pop music and corn for kitsch. The song became a worldwide hit in 1972, when it was covered by Hot Butter, an American pop band. Since then, multiple versions of the piece have been produced and released, including those by Anarchic System, Omar Khorshid, The Boomtang Boys, Popcorn Makers, Vyacheslav Mescherin, M & H Band, Aphex Twin, Crazy Frog, the Muppets, and Marsheaux.

popcorn

Noun

1. A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.
2. A variety of corn or maize with a hard outer hull that, along with the type of starch it contains, makes it suitable for popping.

Verb

1. To stand or jump up quickly.
2. To pop repeatedly, like popcorn cooking.