bop

Etymology 1

Imitative of the sound made.

noun

1. (colloquial, onomatopoeia) A very light smack, blow or punch.

verb

1. (colloquial, transitive) To strike gently or playfully.
   “Better him than me,” I said while my mother fluttered her blue eyes at me and bopped me on the nose with a wooden spoon. 2013, Karin Tanabe, The List, page 37

Etymology 2

Shortened from bebop.

noun

1. (uncountable, music) A style of improvised jazz from the 1940s.
2. (slang, countable) A good song.
   In the later years of One Direction, especially those after the departure of Zayn Malik, the boy band morphed into the vintage pop-rock group of their (well, let’s be real, Harry’s) dreams. ‘What a Feeling’ feels prescient: its Fleetwood Mac style structure laid the groundwork for Styles’ future endeavours. It’s a bop! 2022-09-05, Maria Sherman, “The essential Harry Styles song book”, in Rolling Stone UK
3. (countable) A casual party with dancing; a disco.
   […] their first kiss during the school bop, with Paul Weller singing “You're the Best Thing” and everything tingling from her toes up […] 2012, Barbara Claypole White, The Unfinished Garden, page 308
4. (countable, Oxbridge slang) A party hosted by a college's JCR or MCR.
   Theatres; Music House used for bands; May Ball; very popular weekly bops in JCR and MCR; library (57,000 books); 40 networked PCs, 24-hrs. 2005, Johnny Rich, Push Guide to Which University, page 472
   At universities like Oxford, middle-class students hold 'chav bops' where they dress up as this working-class caricature. 2012, Owen Jones, Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class, page 120

verb

1. To dance to music with a marked beat.
   I’d rather you be stiff with a stuck look on your face than just bopping, not even listening to what a nigga saying. 2019-02-17, Chris Mench, “Blueface Wants People To Pay Attention To His Lyrics, Not Just Bop To His Music”, in Genius News
   The hat was sorta dancing, just bopping around Floating in the air six feet above the ground 2020-10-08, Tall Boy Special (lyrics and music), “Clothes”

Etymology 3

Variant of whop (“to move around quickly with an impact”) as well as from the dances above interpreted as a manner of locomotion.

verb

1. (informal, transitive, intransitive) To walk casually; to stroll.
   "I bopped down to take Charlie out for a surprise lunch, but he's out at the warehouse doing something with somebody or something. So I'm letting you take me to lunch." 2011, S. E. Finken, Near Misses, page 199
   I'm just bopping, give a fuck who's in the placeIn the music video around this line, he is walking on road and barely dancing. 31-07-2019, “Taste (Make It Shake)”, Aitch (lyrics)
2. (slang, transitive, intransitive) To have sex.
   I'm here because your wife and I have been bopping like bunnies. Here are the pictures to prove it. 2002, Tim Cockey, The Hearse You Came In On
   […] You aren't the Boy Scout you pretend to be. I'll bet you two bopped all night long.” Colin shook his head. “You're wrong. We didn't.” “You just took her home?” “That's about it.” 2012, Terrence Oral Taylor, Dancing with the Boogie Man, page 196
3. (slang, transitive, intransitive) To fellate.
   Squa' said she just done the 6, now she on the ends just boppin' (Bad, she bad) Now she on the ends just boppin (Boppin')The rapper's gestures do not leave room for ambiguity. 28-06-2016, “Hazards”, Loski (lyrics)performed by Loski, 2:39