bop Meaning & Definition
What Does Bop Mean?
As a verb, bop means hit, sock. As a noun, it means a blow (as with the fist or a club) that strikes a person. As a noun, it means jazz characterized by harmonic complexity, convoluted melodic lines, and constant shifting of accent and often played at very rapid tempos.
Quick Facts About Bop
| Part of speech | verb, noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈbäp/ |
| Synonyms | bonk, bash and whap |
| Plural | bops |
| Verb forms | bops, bopping, bopped |
Bop Definition (Verb)
- hit, sock
Bop as a Noun
- a blow (as with the fist or a club) that strikes a person
Noun
- jazz characterized by harmonic complexity, convoluted melodic lines, and constant shifting of accent and often played at very rapid tempos
- jive
Verb
- to go quickly or unceremoniously : pop
bop into the corner store
- to dance or shuffle along to or as if to bop music
Synonyms of Bop
Bop in a Sentence
She was bopping to the song's drum beats.
bop into the corner store
a bop to the printer sometimes fixes it
she playfully bopped him on the head
Word Forms & Grammar
bopped
bop·ping
bop
bopping
bops
bopper
boppers
bop·per noun
bop (plural bops)
bop (third-person singular simple present bops, present participle bopping, simple past and past participle bopped)
bop (countable and uncountable, plural bops)
Words That Rhyme With Bop
Origin of Bop
Origin 1: imitative
Origin 2: short for bebop
Origin 3: Imitative of the sound made.
Origin 4: Shortened from bebop.
Origin 5: Variant of whop (“to move around quickly with an impact”) and bob (“to move gently vertically”) as well as from the dances above interpreted as a manner of locomotion.
Origin 6: Originated in the early 2000s as a slang term in African American Vernacular English. Early entries for bop in Urban Dictionary date to 2005 (describing “a female who gives head [fellatio] to anyone.”). The term was popularized among Gen-Zers in 2023, after TikTok user @theyhateonbiran1 posted a video explaining the etymology (derived as an abbreviation of “blown out pussy,” in reference to a female who has had multiple sexual partners, although it has been adapted to alternatively mean “baddie on point,” usually in reference to women who post sexually provocative or explicit content online).[1][2]
First Known Use
1928
1932
1945
1946
Bop: Your Questions Answered
Is bop a verb or a noun?
Bop is mainly used as a verb, but it can also be used as a noun.
What is another word for bop?
Close synonyms of bop are bonk, bash and whap. See the full list of bop synonyms and antonyms.
What is the plural of bop?
The plural of bop is bops.
What is the past tense of bop?
The past tense of bop is bopped. The present participle is bopping.