bop

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Etymology 1

imitative of the sound made

[edit] Noun

Singular
bop

Plural
bops

bop (plural bops)

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

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to bop

Third person singular
bops

Simple past
bopped

Past participle
bopped

Present participle
bopping

to 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.

[edit] Etymology 2

shortened from bebop

[edit] Noun

bop

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

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to bop

Third person singular
bops

Simple past
bopped

Past participle
bopped

Present participle
bopping

to 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.
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