bap

¹ American

[bap] / bæp /

noun

British.

a soft, flattish bread roll.

bap. ² American

abbreviation

baptized.

Bap. ³ American

Or Bapt

abbreviation

Baptist.

bap British

/ bæp /

noun

a large soft bread roll

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Etymology

Origin of bap

First recorded in 1505–15; of obscure origin

Example Sentences

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It would be his first release since his critically acclaimed 2022 grunge-rock-meets boom bap hip-hop debut album “Jack in the Box.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2025

A couple of times a year, they had to bap the 5th Circuit on the nose.

From Slate • Oct. 12, 2024

Ms Robinson said she laid her son on his back and scooped parts of the bap out of his mouth, then she did an internet search on how to do CPR on a child.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2024

“Call Me If You Get Lost” dominated the set list, but Tyler made plenty of time for highlights from his six-album discography, bounding between orchestral boom bap, sun-kissed soul trains and loungy tropicalia.

From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2022

I am sorry to say that the "bap" cottage at Hinksey was washed away by a flood a few years ago, and the spot where it stood is no longer identifiable.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 15, 1916 by Seaman, Owen, Sir

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