bop

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes
  2. noun an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)
  3. verb dance the bebop

Etymology

Imitative of the sound made.

In classic literature

Synonyms

Federal Bureau of Prisons

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