Obscure
Obscure adjective - Having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning.
Pop
Pop adjective - Enjoying widespread favor or approval.
Usage example: uninterested in the pop fiction that most of the other publishing houses happily churned out
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Viewers Are Geniuses: The Sklars reveled in throwing in obscure sports and pop culture references.
Source: Series / Cheap Seats -
Pop-Cultural Osmosis: Francesco Zappa is still an obscure name in classical music, but in the Zappa fandom he is more associated with this album than anything else.
Source: Music / Francesco Zappa -
Characters from other strips, many of them old and obscure, would frequently pop up.
Source: No Fourth Wall
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