Bop
verb
To hit or punch lightly.
He bopped his little brother on the head.
Often appears as...
- bop on the head
- bop around
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A style of jazz music.
Bop was a major type of jazz in the mid-20th century.
Often appears as...
- play bop
- listen to bop
verb
To dance or move to music.
We were bopping to the beat of the music.
Often appears as...
- bop to the beat
- bop along
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
verb
To hit or punch lightly.
He bopped his little brother on the head.
Often appears as...
- bop on the head
- bop around
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A style of jazz music.
Bop was a major type of jazz in the mid-20th century.
Often appears as...
- play bop
- listen to bop
verb
To dance or move to music.
We were bopping to the beat of the music.
Often appears as...
- bop to the beat
- bop along
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Light Impact
Bop as a verb means a very gentle or playful hit, not meant to harm.
She playfully bopped him with the pillow during the fight.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Use
The verb 'bop' is casual language, often used among friends or in light-hearted situations.
Next time you bop my nose, I'm going to tickle you!
Pro Tip 3/3Figurative Speech
Sometimes 'bop' expresses annoyance or frustration in a mild, joking way.
Stop talking or I'll bop you!
Pro Tip 1/3Light Impact
Bop as a verb means a very gentle or playful hit, not meant to harm.
She playfully bopped him with the pillow during the fight.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Use
The verb 'bop' is casual language, often used among friends or in light-hearted situations.
Next time you bop my nose, I'm going to tickle you!
Pro Tip 3/3Figurative Speech
Sometimes 'bop' expresses annoyance or frustration in a mild, joking way.
Stop talking or I'll bop you!
Pro Tip 1/3Light Impact
Bop as a verb means a very gentle or playful hit, not meant to harm.
She playfully bopped him with the pillow during the fight.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Use
The verb 'bop' is casual language, often used among friends or in light-hearted situations.
Next time you bop my nose, I'm going to tickle you!
Pro Tip 3/3Figurative Speech
Sometimes 'bop' expresses annoyance or frustration in a mild, joking way.
Stop talking or I'll bop you!
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Earth's mass extinction...
everything isn't there now a lot of you are going to die of old age but some of you horribly enough are going to die in an accident and that's the fate of a platitude earth if we're lucky enough if it doesn't get hit by a pale Bop or gets blasted by some supernova nearby in the next seven billion years we'll finally be your fate but what
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Safari Live - Day 316 PIPE...
most fun when they start chasing each other around a little youngster's popping its head out he wants to be part of the game oh hello hey don't go for my shoe i need to get a little bit of newspaper so that if it does try to go for my shoe i can just bop it on the nose again it came all the
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Alok Sharma: Why COP26...
It’s like hosting a disco, a bop. And look, I apologize that these terms show my age, but you can get a hall and you can hire a DJ, but to make it work, your friends have to turn up and dance.
Video examples
Earth's mass extinction...
everything isn't there now a lot of you are going to die of old age but some of you horribly enough are going to die in an accident and that's the fate of a platitude earth if we're lucky enough if it doesn't get hit by a pale Bop or gets blasted by some supernova nearby in the next seven billion years we'll finally be your fate but what
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 316 PIPE...
most fun when they start chasing each other around a little youngster's popping its head out he wants to be part of the game oh hello hey don't go for my shoe i need to get a little bit of newspaper so that if it does try to go for my shoe i can just bop it on the nose again it came all the
Video examples
Alok Sharma: Why COP26...
It’s like hosting a disco, a bop. And look, I apologize that these terms show my age, but you can get a hall and you can hire a DJ, but to make it work, your friends have to turn up and dance.
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
J Hus
British Rapper
Cause it's jail, everyone thinks they're bad. So this one guy was like, 'What're you gonna do, 'Lean and Bop' for us?' I was cocky, I was like 'Oh yeah? It costs five racks to see me lean and bop, It costs five racks to see me lean and bop.' But deep down inside it was hurting. It's moments like that make me hate - I feel like I sold out.
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Daniel Schwartz
American Businessman
I kind of work on an airplane. The Burger King brand headquarters is in Miami. The Tim's headquarters and our head office is in Toronto. And we have international offices for the brands in Switzerland and Singapore, so I kind of bop back and forth around all the offices. And I try to spend most of my time visiting our restaurant owners.
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Gunther Schuller
American Composer
After the war, once the bop revolution had taken hold, there were all kinds of young musicians, talented young musicians, who were ready for this fusion of classical and jazz.
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Julie Burchill
British Journalist
Rachel Cusk's books are like pop-up volumes for grown-ups, the prose springing out of the page to bop you neatly between the eyes with its insights.
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Frank Oz
American Actor
I've always wanted to do non-comedies. I've always done dramas, comedies, music, and I always like to bop around and do different things.
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Metta World Peace
American Coach
Now I will bop my head to gangsta music - I'm not going to lie.
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J Hus
British Rapper
Cause it's jail, everyone thinks they're bad. So this one guy was like, 'What're you gonna do, 'Lean and Bop' for us?' I was cocky, I was like 'Oh yeah? It costs five racks to see me lean and bop, It costs five racks to see me lean and bop.' But deep down inside it was hurting. It's moments like that make me hate - I feel like I sold out.
Quote examples
Daniel Schwartz
American Businessman
I kind of work on an airplane. The Burger King brand headquarters is in Miami. The Tim's headquarters and our head office is in Toronto. And we have international offices for the brands in Switzerland and Singapore, so I kind of bop back and forth around all the offices. And I try to spend most of my time visiting our restaurant owners.
Quote examples
Gunther Schuller
American Composer
After the war, once the bop revolution had taken hold, there were all kinds of young musicians, talented young musicians, who were ready for this fusion of classical and jazz.
Quote examples
Julie Burchill
British Journalist
Rachel Cusk's books are like pop-up volumes for grown-ups, the prose springing out of the page to bop you neatly between the eyes with its insights.
Quote examples
Frank Oz
American Actor
I've always wanted to do non-comedies. I've always done dramas, comedies, music, and I always like to bop around and do different things.
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Metta World Peace
American Coach
Now I will bop my head to gangsta music - I'm not going to lie.
Example 1 of 6
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