bop

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.2 Verb 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.2 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɒp/
• Rhymes: -ɒp

[edit] Etymology 1

imitative of the sound made

[edit] Noun

bop (plural bops)

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

[edit] Verb

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

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.