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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

tube

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tyb

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bop/bɒp/
verbnounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Cette nouvelle chanson est un vrai tube."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To strike or hit someone lightly, typically playfully or casually.

    "He jokingly bopped his friend on the shoulder with a rolled-up magazine."
As noun
  1. 1

    A highly catchy, enjoyable piece of popular music, especially one with a strong danceable beat.

    "That new song released by the pop star is an absolute bop."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Originating in the late 19th century as an imitative or expressive formation, 'bop' initially emerged as a colloquial term meaning to strike or hit. By the mid-20th century, it underwent a profound semantic shift through jazz culture, becoming associated with bebop music, and later evolved into modern slang describing enjoyable, rhythmic dance music.

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