what is the meaning of actually "bieng popular"? what do those words actually mean? to you?

Question

how do ppl in school get popular? and why? what does popular actually mean?

also, the "popular" people at mi school r'nt liked except for bi the other "popular" people...

Answer 1

popular means having soo much friends, you can't count all. having all the good looking boys/girls as friends
Evaluate the reasons why you want to become popular.Do you just want to fit in ? Are you just trying to impress other people and be accepted into a certain clique, or are you trying to make more friends and improve your enjoyment in life? You won’t have much success or happiness unless you are doing it for the right reasons.
Be comfortable with yourself. This is the most important quality you can have. If you like yourself and present a confident image, it will be much easier to have others see that and want to be around you. Once you are okay with being alone and happy with who you are, it’ll be easier to make friends.
Relax. When you strike up a conversation, don't always be wondering what the other person is thinking. Just let the conversation flow. If you get too tense, then something negative will get across. While you maybe thinking "Wow, I sound so geeky," your face could be saying "I don't want to talk to this freak."
Be assertive and outgoing. Friends aren’t just going to throw themselves at you, especially not if you’ve had a not-so-popular image for years. Even if you are naturally shy, you’re going to have to come out of your shell a little bit and put yourself in social situations. Don’t be afraid to go and sit at a new table at lunch, or strike up a conversation with the person next to you in study hall. Avoid thinking about whether or not you’re "cool" enough to talk to a certain person, rather, let that person see why they should want to talk to you.
Share something about yourself - it doesn't have to be big, just funny incidents or mishaps that will make people laugh (and not totally creep them out.) Believe it or not, laughter often makes people feel more comfortable around you - making it more likely that they'll recall you as someone they'll like to hang around with.
Get involved. One of the easiest ways to meet people is to participate in school activities, such as athletic teams, community service projects, or artistic groups. Being part of a group automatically fosters some formation of relationships, and can give you the added confidence you need to feel popular. Don’t be worried about whether a certain group is cool or not; choose something that fits your interests and talents, and eventually people will recognize you for the good qualities you have. You don’t need to be a cheerleader or football player to be popular.
Create your style. While many of the popular kids may wear the same kinds of clothes and have the same haircuts, this does not mean that simply changing these things about yourself will make you popular. Don’t go overboard with style changes, as it will only make you look like you are trying too hard. Instead, look at your hair and clothing as a chance to present yourself in the best light. Maybe a new, shorter haircut will help you to show off your eyes and smile, or that fashionable pair of jeans is just the confidence booster you’ve been looking for. A change can be a powerful thing. Tailor the latest trends to your own ideas, and put forth an image that makes you feel good.
Take pride in your appearance. If you’re trying to attract people to you, being clean is a definite plus. Showering every day, as well as using deodorant and cleaning your ears, etc, is an easy way to maintain yourself as someone people won’t mind being around. People don't like smelly people. Washing your face regularly is also recommended, as it will be important to put your best face forward, and acne can definitely bring down your confidence level. For girls, makeup can be an option.
Jump in the pool. Or do something else unexpected. What this means is, sometimes to get yourself noticed, you may have to put yourself out there in ways you hadn’t considered. Maybe this means going up and talking to the girl no one else will, or dancing crazily at the next formal. Let yourself go. You’ll be surprised how good it can make you feel, and how people respect a person who goes against the crowd and does what s/he wants. Make sure you don’t just become a ‘novelty’ who amuses others with his/her antics, however.
Learn to flirt. Increased popularity with the opposite gender may increase your popularity with with those of your gender.
Develop relationships. As you begin to meet people, don’t just treat them as items on a checklist. Find out what they like to do, their interests, and learn about them as people. You’re trying to make friends, not just be known. Also, be sure to keep in touch with your old friends—you don’t want them to think you’ve forgotten about them just because you’re making new ones. Don’t exclude anyone.
Don’t think too hard. Being popular is as much a state of mind as anything else. If people see you trying too hard to be popular, they will usually dismiss your efforts. Just continue to believe in yourself, and it won’t be long before others follow your lead.
Give out as many or even more compliments than you receive.
Be known for your talents, though not in a showy and annoying way. If a large group of people feel you will become famous for your talents, this is an amazingly fast way to increase popularity and especially recognition in your school. So don't boast.
Even if it seems like the "popular" thing to do, don't have sex to gain popularity. You don't have to do everything that others are doing for them to like who you are. Having sex is fine if you are over the legal age, but it must be for the right reasons and with the right protection. Waiting until you've tied the knot is generally safest, but that doesn't mean safe sex before the honeymoon is out of the question. Just be legal, responsible and careful!
Study hard. Being popular doesn’t mean being stupid. Participate in class, do your homework, and don’t be afraid to be known as a smart person. Just be sure you leave plenty of time for social activities. Let people know that academics are important to you, but are not your whole life. Show ‘em you know how to have fun, too!
Don't leave your old friends, you can be friends with whoever you want to.
Make sure your appearance is not in competition with anybody else. To learn how to improve your appearance, see related wikiHows.
Don't be shy. Knowing your answers in class is not nerdy, in fact, you'll become more popular in class, which in turn will make you more popular elsewhere



Tips
Don't be hyper. People will quickly get annoyed with you and not want to hang out with you.
If you don't drink, don't be annoying about it. Let other people do what they want.
Not everyone is going to like you. Be able to accept that and, if necessary, talk to the person about it. You don’t have to be friends with everyone, just handle the situation with respect and courtesy.
Talk to your parents about the changes you are making in your life, and explain your reasoning to them. They are likely to be concerned that their child is acting differently.
If you have curfews or rules that frustrate you and you think hinder you from doing the "popular" things, remember that even the coolest kids have parents and rules. Hey, give your parents a break once in awhile for trying- use that Friday night at home to catch up on magazine reading or even homework.
Be a good student. It is a common misperception that if you’re doing well in school, you’re a nerd. You can be popular and keep a high grade point average.
Leave some time just for you. Once you are popular, you may be busy with a lot of friends and activities. Make sure you still have time to be alone and reflect.
One rule is "never be embarrassed". Embarrassment shows weakness. It's OK to show emotions, but not weakness! Let those awkward moments pass you by like they're nothing but another era of your life! (Extra Comment: It's not necessarily bad to be embarrassed - it may happen at some point whether you like it or not. But the way you handle it can be even more important than what happens. Accept whatever happened, focus on how to avoid it, and forgive and forget. It will happen to everyone in time. Either way, you learned something for yourself!)
Don't care so much--other people can tell if you're trying too hard!
Never underestimate the importance of good grooming (shower every day; use deodorant), physical fitness, and a nice, sincere smile. This holds if you're a punk, jock, geek, goth, prep, or anything beyond or in between.
Don't just dump your friends that you already have.You can be friends with any one you want to. But if you decide to dump your friends, maybe you should talk to to them and explain that you feel like you are growing distant from them, and that your interests have changed. You don't need to completely write off your old friends to have new ones. Just don't blow them off. That's mean and will jeopardize your future friendships. If they see you treating someone badly, there is no guarantee you won't do that to your next friend.
Get a MySpace page or a page on bebo, if you feel the need, and learn something new. But if you want to do something risk-free, that has no chance of giving out information about you that is deadly in the wrong, and probably present hands, you can do one of many things. Some good ideas are keeping a scrapbook or diary, getting the emails of close friends and family and dishing it out to them, or... write a how-to on Wikipedia!!! Then people who might have tried to harm you with information that wasn't theirs will be replaced by people who are there to let you open up and trust them!
Tea tree oil is a brilliant way of dealing with teenage skin problems. Look out for products which include it as an ingredient, or simply use pure tea tree oil(undiluted) and dab a little onto spots or irritations.
Summer is a great time to work on some of these changes. You can exercise outdoors so you look better and change your hair and style. You can also more easily sever ties with anyone you'd like to distance yourself from.



Warnings
Don’t do dangerous/stupid things in order to become popular, such as smoking, drinking, drunk driving, or illegal drugs. You’ll only be putting yourself at risk, and none of these things will make people think you are cool. Actually, you will be prima facie cool, but you might be in danger.
Popularity as a teen is no guarantee of popularity as an adult. Likewise, unpopular teens often grow up into popular adults. Many time in life the people you call nerds in school you'll call boss at work.
Do realize that being popular has its downsides. If you wish to be left alone, stick with being part of smaller groups, but who knows? Maybe you will find the far reaches of popularity your kind of thing.
Popularity may make you some enemies or rivals. Do not be humiliated by them or angered, try to understand them. If they don't mellow down, then they are either harassing you and should be reported or whatever, or are just very helpless and do not need to be bothered more. Just be friendly, and keep out of their bubble. Then they will probably stay out of yours. If they are political enemies, make sure to hire some bodyguards.
Try not to swear. When you swear most others just think that you are desperately trying to be cool and wont want to be friends with you.
Myspace, when used carelessly, can be a very dangerous website. Be careful how much info you give out on it.
Popularity, in the end, is only partly about how others see you. Your reputation may fade and change over time, and the only thing you can/should do about that is stay absolutely true to yourself. Take these tips for your personal benefit (not in a greedy, manipulative way!)
Don't be dependent on your popularity.


im 13.. i hope this helps

Answer 2

WHta is popular?What an easy question.When u r popular that just means 1 thing that ur a hoe.When ur a hoe then every 1 know who u r.Even if they are in 3 grade levels higher than u.When u are popular in school u r telling people to me that u r easy and that u really dont care about anything other than u and how pretty u r and your boyfriend to.You are the type of person that is cought every day with a new boyfriend and is really a HOE!!!!!I really dont think that people would want to be popuar just to get that rep and then when you mature then you will still have that reputation and that won't be good.I think that u should just stick with your ture firends and go through shcool a happy as you can while still gettin g goood grades.Trust me there is this Hoe in my school and yes she is osososoososooso popular but what she gets D and F and she dosn't give.She is cought every week with a new boyfirend i just hate her!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 3

Being popular means being excepted by EVERYBODY in school, not just the popular people. If you will be yourself and don't allow other people to influence what you should think and believe, you'll be popular in your own way...the BEST way to be. You'll be uncomfortable if, as the title of an old Bee Gee's song says, you become "Someone I Aint." If, as you pointed out, all of the popular people seem to be accepted by all of the other popular people, do you really want to be in that group?

Answer 4

I guess they just get popular...kind of like me. When I was in like first grade through fourth grade I was the 'popular' one. Then I moved. But through those grades all of the boys had those little boy crushes on me. You know how all of those little kids got home and say, "Today I got a girlfriend!" or something like that. It's funny to watch them say that. But anyways, I think when you start school you are just picked as the popular ones. And the popular ones are probably the ones that are outgoing/pretty/bitchy. Well, the popular girls at my school aren't bitchy...they're actually really nice. But usually they end up bitchy. I was never like that though.

Answer 5

A "popular kid" is the one who everyone knows, that every one likes even if is a *****. Those popular kids r fallowed by stupid kids who r so unconfidant about themselves that think that they need to fallow another one b cuz they r not good enough. I'm so sorry 4 them!

I'm 15 and on my short life I've learned that what really matters in life isn't what other people thinks about ur self is what u think. I mean those popular kids r so confident and think that they r better than other people, so the other people really gets to think that. I'm u think u r pretty and u r sure about it, people will think the same. If u think u r good people will think the same. u will reflect what u r.

I'm a punk, not cuz I'm a rebelian little Missy who wants to call every ones attention. Just cuz that's the music that I love and I feel better identifying myself as what I am, but in this society people doesn't really respect different ways of thinking.

So what I'm trying to say is: b ur self not, a brainless person who's just controlled by our stupid society.

Answer 6

To me, being popular means having wonderful friends who love you dearly, and having lots of true/real friends! Popular DOESN'T mean being so cool for the who school and being mean to the dorks (those don't exist because everyone is a dorky in one way or another). My brother taught me that lesson in 4th grade, and I have held on to it to this very day. You get popular by being nice to EVERYONE, not just the "cool" crowd. If you want a dictionary definition of popular, here is one.

Popular: regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general

Answer 7

In my opinion, being popular is only a sham to make yourself feel better. It does not matter if everyone considers you popular, only that you have good true friends and a place where you fit in and be happy. In my experience the so called 'popular' people are the least happy because they're friends are not true friends.

Answer 8

Popular, in my perspective, means that you're known by a lot of people and possibly even liked by many people as well. A good and deserving way to get popular is by treating people well, etc.

Answer 9

It means someone who is confident and outgoing , but sometimes it's just a sign of being stuck up or back stabbing people. If you want to be popular, than be yourself and be out there!

Answer 10

I knew that angel and devils derivated from the Indians Myths About Djinni and Efreeti the 1st was a good genie identified with air that helped people reach illumination and the second was a plain evil fire based being that dont care about other beings

Answer 11

It makes me think of fake *** people who only think about themselfs. Dont get all worked up on this. Being popular just means you are known to others. In most cases not in a good way, if you know what i mean.