What Does "Bop Lore" Mean?

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Learn more about this bit of TikTok slang and where it came from
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If you’ve been on TikTok recently, you’ve probably seen the comment “bop lore” once or twice. It’s a relatively new slang term that refers to the sexual history of someone who’s seen as promiscuous and, suffice to say, isn’t exactly a polite term to use. We’ll fill you in on its meaning, origin, whether or not it’s problematic, and some related terms to fill out your internet glossary.

"Bop Lore” Overview

“Bop lore” means the sexual history of someone who’s seen as a “bop,” or promiscuous. It’s often used on TikTok to discuss someone’s sexual background. Many say the term is a form of slut-shaming, and is disrespectful to use.

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Bop Lore Meaning

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  1. “Bop” is a relatively new slang term that refers to someone with a lot of sexual history, who posts photos of their body online, or is generally seen as promiscuous. “Bop lore” is a way of subtly referring to a person’s sexual history. The term is isn't nice—and it even has some problematic undertones. For example, the term is often used to slut shame women in particular.
    • Often, TikTok users and others leave comments like “bop lore” on videos of a person discussing their sexual experiences.
    • Example: “Stacy started telling me about her past hookups, and I realized I was getting some juicy bop lore.”
    • Though it can be used in a silly or friendly way (for example, when someone's friend jokingly refers to another friend's sexual history without judgment), it's also regularly used to as way to shame or mock someone for their sexual history. And that's not cool!
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Origin of “Bop Lore”

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  1. A “lala bop” is any promiscuous person. It’s not clear where the term originated, but it was boosted into popularity by the 2022 song “Lalabop” by Almighty Rexxo. Though the song itself doesn’t use the term in this way, it was catchy enough for TikTok users to start using it for videos discussing people they deemed promiscuous. [1]
    • Another song titled “Lalabop” by the artist Ymb Nuski was then posted to Youtube by the user Velle Vell, this time using the term in its popular context, and as a result, popularizing it even more.
    • At the height of the trend, users would make slideshows of people they deemed “lala bops” while the audio played over it.
    • The lala bop trend was also widely criticized as being thinly veiled slutshaming, and a violation of many people’s privacy.
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Is “bop lore” problematic?

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  1. While the term may describe the sexual history of anyone, it’s most often targeted at women, so it's often seen as sexist. Also, many have pointed out that a person’s sexual history doesn't change someone's value as a person, and it isn't something to make fun of. So commenting something like “bop lore” on a video is pretty disrespectful, immature, and unkind.
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Related Terms

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  1. “Bop” or “lala bop” are derogatory terms for someone seen as promiscuous. [2] They may also simply refer to a sexual partner.
    • Example: “Hey, don’t call her a bop just because she has more experience than you do. That’s rude.”
  2. Slut shaming is the act of scolding, talking down to, or harassing someone on the basis of their sexual experiences. It’s often used as an attempt to control someone’s lifestyle or personal choices. [3]
    • Example: “Your slut-shaming doesn’t work on me. My personal life is none of your business.”
  3. “Pick-me girls” are women who tend to put other women down for the sake of a man’s attention. They hope that by making other women seem less desirable, men will see them as more desirable. [4]
    • Note that this term, too, has been widely criticizes as derogatory, or appropriated from its original AAVE (African American Vernacular English) origin.
    • Example: “She told Daniel that I’ve slept around because she’s just a pick-me girl.”
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      References

      1. ↑ https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lala-bop
      2. ↑ https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lala-bop
      3. ↑ https://www.plannedparenthood.org/blog/what-is-slut-shaming
      4. ↑ https://www.hercampus.com/school/queens-u/confessions-of-a-recovering-pick-me-girl-owning-my-femininity/

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