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noun

Definition of bopnext
as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument a bop to the printer sometimes fixes it

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verb

as in to hit
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner she playfully bopped him on the head

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“Bop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bop. Accessed 30 Mar. 2023.

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