bop
verb/bɒp/
/bɑːp/
(informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they bop | /bɒp/ /bɑːp/ |
| he / she / it bops | /bɒps/ /bɑːps/ |
| past simple bopped | /bɒpt/ /bɑːpt/ |
| past participle bopped | /bɒpt/ /bɑːpt/ |
| -ing form bopping | /ˈbɒpɪŋ/ /ˈbɑːpɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (British English) to dance to pop music
- [transitive] bop somebody to hit somebody lightly
Word Originverb sense 1 1940s: shortening of bebop. verb sense 2 1930s (originally US): imitative.
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