bop

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See also: bóp, bớp, вор, and BOP

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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