"bap" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /bæp/ Audio: En-au-bap.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -æp Etymology: Imitative.
  1. (informal) The sound of a light blow or slap. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-bap-en-intj-V9kxobQQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /bæp/ Audio: En-au-bap.ogg [Australia] Forms: baps [plural]
Rhymes: -æp Etymology: Originally Scottish English, of unknown origin. Etymology templates: {{unknown|en|nocap=1}} unknown Head templates: {{en-noun}} bap (plural baps)
  1. A soft bread roll, originally from Scotland.
    Sense id: en-bap-en-noun-xidYPHGo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 41 17 23 18
  2. (British, Ireland, slang, chiefly in the plural) A woman's breast. Tags: British, Ireland, in-plural, slang Synonyms: breast
    Sense id: en-bap-en-noun-NqL3Aq-T Categories (other): British English, Irish English
  3. (Ireland, Belfast, slang) The head. Tags: Ireland, slang
    Sense id: en-bap-en-noun-Y~HP1lFs Categories (other): Irish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /bæp/ Audio: En-au-bap.ogg [Australia] Forms: baps [present, singular, third-person], bapping [participle, present], bapped [participle, past], bapped [past]
Rhymes: -æp Etymology: Imitative. Head templates: {{en-verb}} bap (third-person singular simple present baps, present participle bapping, simple past and past participle bapped)
  1. (informal, transitive) To hit lightly. Tags: informal, transitive Related terms: boom bap, ma bap, ogok-bap
    Sense id: en-bap-en-verb-aXKLr5n-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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