English
swop
Blend of swing + hip-hop.
Proto-Indo-European *swenk-
Proto-Germanic *swinganą ‘to swing’
Proto-West Germanic *swingan ‘to swing’
Old English swingan ‘to swinge, flog, beat, scourge’
Middle English swyngen ‘to flog, beat, or scourge’
English swing
Today it means
noun A fusion of swing and hip-hop dance styles.
Sources
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