bop (redirected from bopping)

bop ¹  (bp) Informal

tr.v. bopped, bop·ping, bops

To hit or strike.

n.

A blow; a punch.

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[Imitative.]

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bop ²  (bp)

n.

A post-World War II style of jazz characterized by rhythmic and harmonic complexity, improvised solo performances, and a brilliant style of execution.

intr.v. bopped, bop·ping, bops

1. To dance or move to the beat of this music.

2. Slang To go: bopped off to the movies.

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[Short for bebop.]

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bopper n.

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bop

Noun

a form of jazz with complex rhythms and harmonies

Verb

[bopping, bopped]

Informal to dance to pop music [from bebop]

bopper n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	BoP - 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 Federal Bureau of Prisons Department of Justice, DoJ, Justice Department, Justice - the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870 law enforcement agency - an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws
	2.	bop - an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940) bebop jazz - a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles
Verb	1.	bop - dance the bebop bebop trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"
	2.	bop - hit hard                             bash, sock, whap, whop, bonk hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"