Idiom idiom
bop the bishop
Meaning
To masturbate (male).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He went to his room to bop the bishop.”
“After a long and stressful day, he decided to bop the bishop before finally falling asleep.”
“The teenager retreated into the privacy of his bedroom, choosing to bop the bishop rather than join the family for dinner.”
Origin
disputed origin
disputed origin
The term is of uncertain origin, recorded by lexicographers as a variation of the idiom bash the bishop. Popular etymology suggests the phrase relies upon a visual comparison between the head of a penis and the shape of a bishop's mitre, though the source remains unproven.
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Last updated August 10, 2026