bốp

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bop"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓop̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓop̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓop̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

bốp • (𠶙)

  1. (vulgar) to tell straight in someone's face; to snap; to tell off
    nổi cáu, bốp luôn mấy câu ― to get angry and snap a few harsh remarks
Derived terms
  • bốp chát

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Adjective

bốp • (𠶙) (diminutive reduplication bôm bốp)

  1. (onomatopoeia) having a popping, slapping or smacking sound
    tát bốp vào mặt ― a loud slap on the face
Derived terms

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

bốp

  1. (colloquial, rare, of clothes or dressing) dressed to the nines; sharp; well-groomed
    diện thật bốp ― to dress very sharp

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Combining form

bốp

  1. construed with trắng bốp (“bright white”)

References

  • “bốp”, in Soha Tra Từ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Vietnam Communications Corporation. Available under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike license.
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