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bop
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bop, n. & v. colloq.
--n.
1 = BEBOP.
2 a a spell of dancing, esp. to pop music. b an organized social occasion for this.
--v.intr. (bopped, bopping) dance, esp. to pop music.
--n.
1 = BEBOP.
2 a a spell of dancing, esp. to pop music. b an organized social occasion for this.
--v.intr. (bopped, bopping) dance, esp. to pop music.
Derivative
bopper n.
bop, v. & n. colloq.
--v.tr. (bopped, bopping) hit, punch lightly.
--n. a light blow or hit.
--v.tr. (bopped, bopping) hit, punch lightly.
--n. a light blow or hit.
Etymology
imit.
THESAURUS
bop
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