bebop
[ bee-bop ]
/ ˈbiˌbɒp /
noun Jazz.
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Origin of bebop
An Americanism dating back to 1940–45; probably from the nonsense syllables typical of scat singing
OTHER WORDS FROM bebop
be·bop·per, nounWords nearby bebop
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Example sentences from the Web for bebop
Then he called out “Cherokee,” the name of one of the most famous, and fastest, tunes in the bebop repertoire.
Jazz was outsider music that moved mainstream, and then with bebop moved back on the edges.
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British Dictionary definitions for bebop
Derived forms of bebop
bebopper, nounWord Origin for bebop
C20: imitative of the rhythm of the music
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