bop

See also: bóp, bớp, вор, BOP, and Bop

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɒp/
• Rhymes: -ɒp

Etymology 1

imitative of the sound made

Noun

bop ‎(plural bops)

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

Verb

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

1. (colloquial, transitive) To strike gently or playfully.

Synonyms

• bip, boop

Etymology 2

shortened from bebop

Noun

bop ‎(countable and uncountable, plural bops)

1. (uncountable) A style of improvised jazz from the 1940s.
2. (countable, Britain, Oxford University, Cambridge University, slang) A party.
   • 2005, Johnny Rich, Push Guide to Which University (page 472)

     Theatres; Music House used for bands; May Ball; very popular weekly bops in JCR and MCR; library (57,000 books); 40 networked PCs, 24-hrs.

   • 2012, Owen Jones, Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class (page 120)

     At universities like Oxford, middle-class students hold 'chav bops' where they dress up as this working-class caricature.

Verb

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

• OBP