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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

boppy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbɒpi/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English bop Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English boppy From bop + -y.

Meanings

  1. Characteristic of bop or bebop.
    • Panic excursions to tribal Jazz wombs and transfusions Heroin nights of birth/ and soaring/ over boppy new ground. 1965, Bob Kaufman, Walking Parker Home (poem):

Forms

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boppier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
boppiest Degree=Sup lexicographic