1948, shortening of bebop or rebop; as a verb, "play bop music, play (a song) in a bop style," from 1948. It soon came to mean "do any sort of dance to pop music" (1956). Related: Bopped; bopping.
The musical movement had its own lingo, which was in vogue in U.S. early 1950s. "Life" magazine [Sept. 29, 1952] listed examples of bop talk: crazy "new, wonderful, wildly exciting;" gone (adj.) "the tops--superlative of crazy;" cool (adj.) "tasty, pretty;" goof "to blow a wrong note or make a mistake;" hipster "modern version of hepcat;" dig "to understand, appreciate the subtleties of;" stoned "drunk, captivated, ecstatic, sent out of this world;" flip (v.) "to react enthusiastically." [Life Sept. 29, 1952]
雙語例句
1. People just want a good tune and a good bop.
人們只是希望能伴著歡快的曲子盡情地跳博普舞。
來自柯林斯例句
2. They can rock and roll, they can tango, but they can't bop.
他們會跳搖滾，會跳探戈，就是不會跳博普舞。
來自柯林斯例句
3. When the bit goes through the BOP, slow down, please!
當鉆頭通過防噴器時, 慢一點放.
來自互聯網
4. Stack the risers on the rack with the BOP crane.
防噴器吊車將隔水管排入管架內.
來自互聯網
5. Hoist the BOP stack with the hook and have an overall check.