In GBN's "A Year of Good Black News" Page-A-Day Calendar" for 2022, we explore words and phrases in a category we call "Lemme Break It Down." Today's entry takes a look at "bop" -- a term used today for a song with a good groove -- but was first used in the early 1940s to describe an exciting, new intricate form of jazz.

• Sources:

• https://www.etymonline.com/word/bop

• https://7esl.com/bop/

• https://thewordcounter.com/meaning-of-bop/

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