Where does “bóp méo” come from?

bóp méo (Vietnamese) comes from English bop, from English bebop, from English rebop — bebop.

bóp méo (Vietnamese): to distort; misrepresent

Definitions

  1. to distort; misrepresent

Ancestry of “bóp méo”, step by step

bóp méo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbopA very light smack, blow or punch; To strike...
2EnglishbebopAn early form of modern jazz played by small...
3Englishrebopbebop

via Vietnamese mèo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemèocat; meow
Every word from English rebop
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