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bopper

bopper

2 8.1
A person who dances energetically to pop or rock music
  • noun
  • /ˈbɑːpər/
  • Archaic
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  • All the boppers at the party were enjoying themselves, moving to the rhythm of the latest hits.
  • teeny bopper
  • young boppers

I mean, it was not a tossed off teeny bopper film in his view.

Examples

  • Stay tuned, boppers.

  • Remember, boppers, be looking good.

  • The bopper begins to move his feet around in a bop dance.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Good news, boppers.

  • She has a good voice and strikes me as the type of pop that both the teenie boppers and the 20-something hipster crowd can enjoy.

    Blog text (17)
  • All right, for all you boppers out there in the big city, you street people with an ear for the action, I've been asked to relay a request from the Gramercy Riffs.

  • At the concert, the crowd of boppers danced energetically to the upbeat music.

  • The bopper twirled around, lost in the music, completely immersed in the joy of dancing.

Synonyms

dancer
vsbopper
514 1.0

A person who moves their body to music

dances energetically to pop or rock music specifically rather than any dance activity
raver
vsbopper
3 8.0

A person who goes to loud dance parties and dances to electronic music

prefers energetic dancing to pop or rock music rather than electronic sets
clubber
vsbopper
1 4.4

A person who often goes to nightclubs to dance and meet people

dances energetically to pop or rock songs rather than being defined by nightclub attendance
groover
vsbopper
  • Slang
1 7.0

A person who loves to dance and move to a strong beat

focuses on energetic dancing to pop or rock music rather than making music
social dancer
vsbopper
3.5

A person who moves to music with others at parties for fun

dances energetically to pop or rock music rather than for casual social participation

How Energetic

to mosh
  • Slang
1 9.0
bopper
  • Archaic
2 8.1
dancer
514 1.0

Surface Forms

bopper singular
boppers plural

Morphology

bopper = bop (transparent) = bop + er

Agentive formation from the verb 'bop' ('to dance energetically'); learners who know 'bop' can infer 'one who bops'.

Etymology

Bopper can be remembered as bop (a lively pop or rock tune) plus -er meaning 'one who does it', like someone who moves to the beat. That's why a bopper is a person who dances energetically to pop or rock music.