bops

Quick playful hits

Bops is the plural of bop, a light hit or punch, often playful: She gave him a couple of bops on the head with a rolled-up magazine.

In music slang, bops are catchy songs that make you want to move: This album is nothing but bops.

The verb bop means to strike lightly or to move in a casual, carefree way: We bopped around town all afternoon.

music

songs

Musical vocal compositions

  • tunesShort melodic pieces
  • jamsCooked fruit spreads
  • bangersBritish term for sausages

tracks · hits · anthems · earworms · grooves · beats · catchy · pop · dance · radio

dancing

bounce

Spring back after impact

  • swayRock back and forth
  • grooveNarrow cut or routine
  • shimmyRapid side-to-side shaking

wiggle · bob · nod · move · vibe · party · club · boogie · jive · strut

hits

punches

Forceful fist strikes

  • smacksSharp open-handed hits
  • whacksSharp, forceful strikes
  • tapsLight repeated touches

knocks · strikes · slaps · thwacks · swats · cuffs · clouts · bonks · conks · raps

Categories
Opposites
physical contact/hitting

bopsmisses

Fails to connect

whiffs · swings and misses · avoids · dodges · evades

force intensity

bopspummels

Strikes with repeated blows

clobbers · caresses · batters · thrashes · pounds

movement/dancing

bopssits still

Remains seated without movement

freezes · slouches · slumps

Phrases
Family

bop, bopped, bopping, bebop, bebops, bebopper, boppers, bopper, rebop

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G