bap

¹ American  

[bap] / bæp /

noun

British.

1. a soft, flattish bread roll.

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bap. ² American  

abbreviation

1. baptized.

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Bap. ³ American  

Or Bapt

abbreviation

1. Baptist.

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bap British  

/ bæp /

noun

1. a large soft bread roll

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Etymology

Origin of bap

First recorded in 1505–15; of obscure origin

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • Oct. 12, 2024

Ms Robinson said Dwelaniyah was sitting on the living room floor eating a cheese bap when he "collapsed" shortly before 16:00 on 5 November.

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

Venice was quiet that day, no drum circles or street performers or boom bap rap music from hoisted boomboxes.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2021

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