English
Noun
en-noun|sg=pop tart
- colloquial A female pop music performer famed more for sexuality than music. (obviously a play on the brand name with its connotations of sugary lightness, but equally from pop for popular and tart for a sexualized woman)
#: After much effort, she was able to overcome the pop tart label and be taken seriously as a musician.
Usage notes
Pop Tarts is a registered trademark of the Wikipedia:Kellogg Company|Kellogg Company. Due to market dominance of this brand, Pop Tart and its plural are frequently written entirely in lowercase and are often used generically to refer to any brand of toaster pastries. Care should be taken to not do this, however, wherever trademark infringement concerns could occur.
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