bopper
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8.5
- noun
- /ˈbɑːpər/
- Informal
:
golpecito
- teeny bopper
Examples
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I think Ben has gotten beyond the teeny bopper stage.
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As some people say, she looks stressed. She looks more than stressed out; she needs a makeover. For someone in her position, she needs to look professional, do something with that damn hair; she's too old to try to look like a teeny bopper. As far as the Clintons, they are as bad as what we have in office now!
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Middle-aged women are here to recall their long-lost days as trendy mums, and Teddy boys of years ago have brought their children to show them what it was like when dad was a teenage bopper.
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The little boy was a playful bopper, hitting the beach ball with his hands.
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At the party, several kids acted like boppers, playfully tapping each other on the head.
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She watched the toddlers as they became boppers, lightly striking the colorful piñata.
Synonyms
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6.0
A person who repeatedly hits a surface lightly with their fingers
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Etymology
Bopper also comes from the short sound-word bop, which means a light hit, with -er meaning 'one who does it'. So a bopper can be someone (often a child) who gently hits or taps things while playing.