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A casual word for a quick light hit, a catchy song, bebop jazz, and in recent slang an insulting label for a sexually shamed person.
Examples
Charlie Parker helped define bop.
In that chat, bop was not a music compliment but a sexual insult.
He repeated the bop insult without understanding it.
Fast chord changes are central to bop.
The mascot bopped the drum in time with the chant.
Similar words
smack
bebop
knock
insult
smack
tap
modern jazz
anthem
hit
thump
Meanings
Examples
She bopped him gently on the nose.
The child bopped the balloon across the room.
He laughed when the toy hammer bopped his helmet.
Do not bop your brother with that spoon.
The boxer bopped the bag with quick little punches.
A falling pine cone bopped me on the head.
The mascot bopped the drum in time with the chant.
Examples
She gave the toy a playful bop.
A quick bop on the helmet made everyone laugh.
The drummer added a little bop on the rim.
He felt a soft bop from the foam bat.
The puppet landed with a comic bop.
One gentle bop sent the balloon upward.
The game ends when the mole gets a final bop.
Examples
That chorus turns the single into a bop.
Her new track is a summer bop.
The playlist is full of old-school bops.
Everyone called the remix a bop.
The radio kept playing the same bop all week.
A good bop can rescue a dull party.
He posted that the song was an instant bop.
Similar words
jam
hit
tune
track
anthem
earworm
banger
Examples
Charlie Parker helped define bop.
The saxophonist studied bop phrasing for years.
Their set moved from swing into bop.
The record shop keeps the bop albums together.
Fast chord changes are central to bop.
She prefers bop combos to big bands.
The lecture traced bop from the 1940s onward.
Similar words
bebop
modern jazz
hard bop
post-bop
Examples
The post used bop as an insult, so it was removed.
She said the bop label was meant to shame her.
Some teens use bop in comments to bully classmates.
The article explained why calling someone a bop can be harmful.
He repeated the bop insult without understanding it.
The moderator blocked users who were calling people bops.
In that chat, bop was not a music compliment but a sexual insult.
Similar words
slur
insult
promiscuous person
player
Etymology
Imitative for the sound or feel of a light blow, later connected with bebop in jazz and extended in modern slang.
FAQ
Bop can mean a quick light hit, a catchy song, bebop jazz, or an insulting slang label for a person.
What does bop mean as a verb?
As a verb, bop means to hit someone or something quickly and usually lightly.
Why is a song called a bop?
A song is called a bop when it is catchy, lively, and enjoyable enough to replay or dance to.
Yes. Bop can be short for bebop, the fast and complex jazz style that developed in the 1940s.
Bop can be offensive when it labels a person as sexually promiscuous or is used to shame someone online.
What is the past tense of bop?
The past tense is bopped, and the present participle is bopping.
What is the difference between a bop and a banger?
A bop is catchy and fun, while a banger usually suggests stronger energy or impact.
Where does bop come from?
Bop began as an imitative word for a light hit, then gained music senses through bebop and later popular slang.
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