Meaning of King of Pop | Babel Free

Definitions

A nickname for the American singer-songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist Michael Jackson (1958–2009).

informal

Examples

“The King of Pop.” That’s how Fox, Black Entertainment Television (BET) and MTV, the American TV outlets that got the rights to première Jackson’s “Black or White” video, now refer to him. That was the deal. You want to get “Black or White” first, you dub Jackson “the King of Pop.””

“When he billed himself as the King of Pop, no one contested the title.”

“He was given the nickname the "King of Pop" -- a spin on Elvis Presley's status as "the King of Rock 'n' Roll" -- and few questioned the moniker.”

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