bop
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Etymology 1
imitative of the sound made
[edit] Noun
bop (plural bops)
- (onomatopoeia) A very light smack, blow or punch.
[edit] Verb
bop (third-person singular simple present bops, present participle bopping, simple past and past participle bopped)
- To gently or playfully strike someone or something.
[edit] Etymology 2
shortened from bebop
[edit] Noun
bop
- A style of improvised jazz from the 1940s.
[edit] Verb
bop (third-person singular simple present bops, present participle bopping, simple past and past participle bopped)
