The Clue
Music since the 40's (3 letter answer)
The Answer
BOP
Tags
Notes
The answer BOP is common and appears about once every 250 puzzles.
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Definition
BOP as a noun:
1. (Federal Bureau of Prisons, BoP) = 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. (bop, bebop) = an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)
BOP as a verb:
1. (bop, bebop) = dance the bebop
2. (sock, bop, whop, whap, bonk, bash) = hit hard