chap hop

[ chap-hop ]

/ ˈtʃæp ˌhɒp /

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noun

a British genre of music that, in a spirit of fun, infuses hip-hop with characterizations of or allusions to playing cricket, wearing tweed, drinking tea, and other English stereotypes.

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Origin of chap hop

First recorded in 2005–10; chap² (in the sense “man”) + (hip-)hop

Words nearby chap hop

chapelry, chaperon, chaperone, chapess, chapfallen, chap hop, chapiter, chaplain, chaplet, Chaplin, Chaplin, Charlie

How to use chap hop in a sentence

“I think the types of stories we do are very similar to what happened with hip-hop,” says Jones.
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So here I am in my requisite Lululemon pants, grunting along to an old hip-hop song at a most ungodly hour.
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This was a guy from the hip-hop generation and with a perspective that was inextricably linked to that generation.
Remembering ESPN’s Sly, Cocky, and Cool Anchor Stuart Scott|Stereo Williams|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I asked her how her trainers, born and raised in Iran, have learned how to teach hip-hop.
Iran’s Becoming a Footloose Nation as Dance Lessons Spread|IranWire|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST

She attends hip-hop and belly dance classes (known as Arabic dance in Iran) just to shine more at parties.
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And since he was a very fast runner—for short distances—he met Grandfather Mole just as the old chap was crawling up the bank.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
What more could one desire of him, I pray, Than just to hop around and stand for K?
Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17)|Various
The Kangaroo can hop and hop and hop; Somehow he never seems to want to stop.
Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17)|Various
A groom is a chap, that a gentleman keeps to clean his 'osses, and be blown up, when things go wrong.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
But he watched Grandfather Mole narrowly, with a grin on his face, to see what the old chap would do.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey