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bopper

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bop⋅per

  [bop-er]
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–noun
1. a musician who specializes in bop.
2. a fan of bop.
3. teenybopper.
4. Slang. a hip, self-assured person.
Also, bop⋅ster  [bop-ster] (for defs. 1, 2).

Origin:
bop 1 + -er 1
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bop 2   (bŏp)   
n.  A post-World War II style of jazz characterized by rhythmic and harmonic complexity, improvised solo performances, and a brilliant style of execution.
intr.v.   bopped, bop·ping, bops

  1. To dance or move to the beat of this music.

  2. Slang To go: bopped off to the movies.


[Short for bebop.]
bop'per n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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