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transitive verb bopped, bopping

Informal to hit or punch, as with a short, sharp blow

noun

Informal a blow

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noun

a style of jazz, esp. in its development from about 1945 to 1955, characterized by complex rhythms, experimental harmonic structures, and instrumental virtuosity

intransitive verb bopped, bopping

Slang to walk, esp. in an easy but strutting way
to go

basic oxygen process

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