(of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)
carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large; "the popular vote"; "popular representation"; "institutions of popular government"
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public; "a popular tourist attraction"; "a popular girl"; "cabbage patch dolls are no longer popular"
making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition"