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   bop

   /bɒp/

   noun

   • 1. a dance to pop music: British "nightlife is good, whether you're looking for a drink or a bop in the disco" Similar danceinformal:boogiejive
   • ▪ an organized social occasion with dancing to pop music: "colleges extend a welcoming hand through buffets and bops" Similar discothequeinformal:discohop
   • 2. short for bebop

   verb

   • 1. dance to pop music: "everyone was bopping until the small hours"
   • ▪ move or travel energetically: "entrepreneurial types bopping around Italy"

   Word Origin 1940s: shortening of bebop.

   Derivatives

   • 1. bopper noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • B

     3

   • O

     1

   • P

     3

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