Popular
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Of or pertaining to the common people, or to the whole body of the people, as distinguished from a select portion; as, the popular voice; popular elections. Suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain. Adapted to the means of the common people; possessed or obtainable by the many; hence, cheap; common; ordinary; inferior; as, popular prices; popular amusements. Beloved or approved by the people; pleasing to people in general, or to many people; as, a popular preacher; a popular law; a popular administration. Devoted to the common people; studious of the favor of the populace. Prevailing among the people; epidemic; as, a popular disease. - Samuel Johnson
Example sentence: Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step - it is an old business procedure.
Nonclassical
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Not classical.Not governed by the rules of Newtonian mechanics.Not governed or describable by the classical theory of electromagnetism.