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pulp

[puhlp] / pʌlp /
ADJECTIVE
cheap, vulgar, especially regarding reading material
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VERB
mash, pulverize
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STRONG
open uncompress


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On both occasions, the now shaven-headed "Pulp Fiction" icon wore fetching French berets, a white one for his award and a black one for the premiere of his semi-autobiographical movie, "Propeller One-Way Night Coach".

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The other artists topping the bill included The Black Keys — who brought out John Fogerty for a Levon Helm tribute Weekend 2 — Radiohead, Pulp and Swedish House Mafia.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker famously stormed the stage in protest while Michael Jackson performed surrounded by children in 1996, while Madonna suffered whiplash injuries in 2015.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

And reunited indie band Pulp receive their first nomination since 1996 - the year of Jarvis Cocker's infamous stage invasion during Michael Jackson's performance of Earth Song.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

Like the iconic dance scene in Pulp Fiction, he’ll say, and she won’t have any idea what he means.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti




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