Bop

Hi,

What's a bop? The word is derived from the term 'bebop', which refers to a complex form of jazz music characterized by rhythm. The pianist Dave Brubeck was an exponent of this.

I guess it includes dancing; but anything else?

You could be said to 'bop down the street', if you were w

Clive's right:
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bop

: to strike especially with the fist or a club : http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/unabridged?book=Third&va=sock,

I was actually referring to university students saying that there is a 'bop' at such and such a college, and that they are going there.

is that a disco?

QimI was actually referring to university students saying that there is a 'bop' at such and such a college, and that they are going there.

is that a disco?

OK, good to have the context. Slang for dance:
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bop

dance [1950+]
Jonathon Greene, Slang Dictionary
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Is that student slang, or general?

Thanks

It's even in Zimbabwe:
http://www.frokwon.net/slang.asp
thus I think it's more than students.

Hi,

As regards bop = dance, again there is the relationship to rhythmic movement.

However, please note that this kind of slang often changes frequently, and the use of out-moded slang can make your speech sound odd or funny. So, be careful.

I have a feeling that no-one today would say 'Do you want to go to the bop tonight?'

Best wishes, Clive

It certainly makes me think of 1950s teenagers.

CliveI have a feeling that no-one today would say 'Do you want to go to the bop tonight?'

Best wishes, Clive

In fact, it is common now among Oxford unversity students: there is a bop at such and such a college, or I went to a bop last night.

I wondered if it was an acronym for something.