bap
/bæp/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.78 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A soft bread roll, originally from Scotland.
noun
Acronym of Black American princess, an upper-class black woman with a spoiled or materialistic attitude.
American usage; Derogatory
Example Sentences
- "burger bap"
- "He lost the bap."
- "Mrs Dudley came bouncing back, hand swinging, big stain on her right bap like she'd been shot or Da had got at her in an alleyway."
- "Damian rolls Mr. McNutt over and beats the tar out of him with a series of punches, glasses on or not. BAP! BAP! SMACK! BAP! BAP! "You and your men are going to get my family killed!" hollers Damian."
- "Elizabeth continued into the living room and saw Velvet napping on the cool linoleum under the dining room table. She stopped to stroke her silky side and the puppy's tail went bap, bap, bap against the floor in greeting."
- "“Actually, I like you growling when we're in our bedchamber. It, um . . . makes me think of all the things we do.” “Oh.” He processed that for a moment, then grinned down at her. “I'll take that as permission to growl at you all the more, then!” “Wolfer!” She bapped him again with the back of her fingers."
Etymology
Usage
- British usage
- Slang
- Humorous
- Informal
- Transitive verb
- Uncountable
- American usage
- Derogatory
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.