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Crackles vs Pops - What's the difference?

crackles | pops |

As nouns the difference between crackles and pops

is that crackles is while pops is .

As a verb crackles

is (crackle).

crackles

English

Noun

(head)
  • (medicine, plurae tantum, lung sounds) rales
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (crackle)
  • Anagrams

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    pops

    English

    Etymology 1

    From papa 'dad'

    Noun

    (head)
  • (informal, usually, as a form of address) Father, dad.
  • Hey, pops , I'm home.
  • (informal, usually, as a form of address) By extension, another man old enough to be the speaker's father.
  • Usage notes
    Unless the person addressed this way is very close, this can be very disrespectful and belittling.

    Etymology 2

    onomatopoeia

    Noun

    (head)
  • (the sound and related meanings)
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (pop)
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