bop
A very light smack, blow or punchA very light smack, blow or punch.
» It's got some bops, this album.
Meaning
7 senses(colloquial, onomatopoeic)A very light smack, blow or punch.
(uncountable)A style of improvised jazz from the 1940s.
(countable, slang)A good, catchy song; a song that makes one want to dance.
(countable)A casual party with dancing; a disco.
(countable)A party hosted by a college's JCR or MCR.
(offensive, slang)A promiscuous woman, especially in the context of having a high body count or giving fellatio to many men.
(offensive, slang)A woman who posts erotic content for money.
- an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)
- 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
Examples
1 sentencesIt's got some bops, this album.
Origin
Imitative of the sound made. Shortened from bebop. Originated in the early 2000s as slanImitative of the sound made.
Shortened from bebop.
Originated in the early 2000s as slang term in African American Vernacular English. Early entries for bop in the 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).
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Forms
plural: bopsSynonyms
2 synonyms- an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940):bebop
- 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