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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

bopper/sap

Spanish translation:

arma casera que consiste en un tubo plástico (PVC pipe) forrado con cinta adhesiva para conductos (duct tape)

Added to glossary by Oso (X)
Apr 27, 2005 18:31
19 yrs ago
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English term

bopper / sap

Non-PRO English to Spanish Social Sciences Slang
It's coloquial language found in a police report. It probably refers to some type of weapon. I do not know what is.
Proposed translations (Spanish)
4 +1 comentario y experiencia personal acerca de "bopper"
4 cachiporra
3 pandillero
2 bopper= chuchero, or something like it
Change log

May 12, 2005 02:35: Oso (X) changed "Field" from "Other" to "Social Sciences"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

PRO (1): Oso (X)

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Discussion

Gabo Pena Apr 27, 2005:
if they call marijuana; 'brocolli' then there are bound to be alternative meanings from the youth gangs of today.
Gabo Pena Apr 27, 2005:
OK--got something--a bopper is somekind of shooting weapon, a homemade weapon maybe--it's gang slang
Margaret Schroeder Apr 27, 2005:
I don't see why there's any room for doubt: "sap" is in the dictionary as a blackjack or bludgeon, and that's clearly the meaning in this text. "Bopper", as another way to name it, is a thing you "bop" (hit, whap) with.
Non-ProZ.com Apr 27, 2005:
thank you all for your time spent on researching this. If nothing else, I will have to contact the PD in question, although that never is easy. Thank you again.
Gabo Pena Apr 27, 2005:
refers to a prostitute or not, i'll keep trying for a while longer...
Gabo Pena Apr 27, 2005:
...which says 'bopper=hoe--which I think means 'ho', but since they refer to women in such terms, i'm not sure if it...
Gabo Pena Apr 27, 2005:
I got conflicting info; a young guy told previous ref.from rap songs--then i found; Online Slang Dictionary and Language
Gabo Pena Apr 27, 2005:
OK--got something--a bopper is somekind of shooting weapon, a homemade weapon maybe--it's gang slang
Non-ProZ.com Apr 27, 2005:
more... it's a police report from a southern California police dept.
Margaret Schroeder Apr 27, 2005:
Ver el #3 al http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=sap... para "sap". En cuanto a "bopper", ver http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=bop...
Non-ProZ.com Apr 27, 2005:
my apologies Here is the context: "...carrying what appeared to be a sap" "...flipping and catching waht appeared to be a bopper"

Both bopper and sap seem to refer to the same object.

Proposed translations

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comentario y experiencia personal acerca de "bopper"

Hola Hilda,
Hace aproximadamente 4 años me tocó traducir un informe para una Audiencia de Expulsión de un alumno en el SJUSD.

El motivo de la expulsión fue "mutual combat" entre pandilleros. Tuve que investigar varios términos que desconocía completamente por tratarse de "slang pandilleril" .

Uno de los términos era precisamente "bopper sword". Afortunadamente había fotografías de los diferentes objetos que usaron en la pelea y la susodicha arma consistía en un tubo de material plástico blanco (en inglés: PVC Pipe) forrado con "duct tape", es decir la cinta adhesiva, por lo general de color gris metálico, que se utiliza para conductos o tubos.

En ese entonces lo único que se me ocurrió para traducir el término fue algo totalmente descriptivo, es decir: *tubo plástico forrado con cinta adhesiva para conductos* o algo por el estilo puesto que se trataba de un arma casera y desconozco si en México o en algunos otros lugares de habla hispana tenga un nombre específico en español.

Tal vez se trate del mismo artefacto, Hilda, pero no tengo la plena seguridad y sólo he encontrado en Internet una referencia que avala mi experiencia.

Esta es:

"Bopper Swords (pipe insulation around pbc pipe wrapped with duct tape)"

http://www.textfiles.com/rpg/rlrp.txt

Como puedes ver, ni siquiera está escrita bien pues debería ser "PVC pipe " y no "PBC pipe".

Por otra parte, si *sap* parece referirse a la misma arma, tal vez esto te pueda dar una idea.

Te incluyo enlaces de lo que es un "PVC pipe" y del "duct tape" para que te des una idea más visual del asunto.

Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)
Reference:

http://www.ppfahome.org/pvc/

http://www.hillas.com/Adwards.asp?Item=2931

Peer comment(s):
agree Lori_A
1 hr
Muchas gracias, Lori ¶:^)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I apologize it has taken so long to grade this. Thank you all for your efforts. Oso, you were correct. They were homemade weapons similar to the ones you have described. Again, thank you all."
6 mins

pandillero

www.thevideobeat.com/jd_biker_hotrod_pg5.htm

kinda homeboy, or gang fighter --> pandillero.

Now sap is fool, or sth like that, so I ignore what is has to do with "bopper".
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39 mins

cachiporra

Según los diccionarios, ver las referencias del Merriam-Webster que puse arriba.
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2 hrs

bopper= chuchero, or something like it

sap= comobola, bobo

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Note added at 2005-04-27 20:42:57 (GMT)
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as far as having anything to do with a weapon...what country/year are we talking about, is it a pulp novel?

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Note added at 2005-04-27 21:06:24 (GMT)
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I live in SoCa---I\'ll ask around...

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Note added at 2005-04-27 21:25:54 (GMT)
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http://www.riceplate.com/rap/rap.php
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