Topic: DANCE
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Sense: 1,3
| Date: | 1900-2000 |
| Origin: | From the sound of hitting. |
| Date: | 1900-2000 |
| Origin: | BOP22 |
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bop1
past tense and past participle bopped, present participle bopping informal
past tense and past participle bopped, present participle bopping informal1 [transitive] to hit someone, especially gently : Tom bopped him on the nose.
Tom bopped him on the nose.2 [intransitive]APD to dance to popular music : kids happily bopping on the dance floor
kids happily bopping on the dance floor3 informal [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to go somewhere or to several different places, especially to enjoy yourself : We spent the afternoon just bopping around town.
We spent the afternoon just bopping around town.