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bop
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As a noun, bop means a very light smack, blow or punch. As a verb, it means strike gently or playfully.
Meanings of bop
12 meaningsnoun
colloquialonomatopoeiaA very light smack, blow or punch.
music genreA style of improvised jazz from the 1940s.
slangA good song.
oxbridge slangA party hosted by a college's JCR or MCR.
The law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes
Similar: Federal Bureau of PrisonsAn early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)
Similar: bebop
verb
colloquialTo strike gently or playfully.
To dance to music with a marked beat.
slangmleTo walk the streets while socializing.
slangTo have sex.
slangTo fellate.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).