bop

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See also bớp, вор, and BOP

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English [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

imitative of the sound made

Noun [edit]

bop (plural bops)

  1. (onomatopoeia) A very light smack, blow or punch.

Verb [edit]

bop (third-person singular simple present bops, present participle bopping, simple past and past participle bopped)

  1. To gently or playfully strike someone or something.

Etymology 2 [edit]

shortened from bebop

Noun [edit]

bop

  1. A style of improvised jazz from the 1940s.

Verb [edit]

bop (third-person singular simple present bops, present participle bopping, simple past and past participle bopped)

  1. To dance to this music, or indeed any sort of popular music with a strong beat.

Anagrams [edit]

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