bebop
[ bee-bop ]
/ ˈbiˌbɒp /
noun Jazz.
bop1.
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soul, rap, rock, melody, piece, singing, tune, opera, bop, swing, blues, boogie, boogie-woogie, ragtime, Dixieland, jive, hymn, modern, classical, song
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Origin of bebop
An Americanism dating back to 1940–45; probably from the nonsense syllables typical of scat singing
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Examples 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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bebop
/ (ˈbiːbɒp) /
noun
the full name for bop 1 (def. 1)
Word Origin for bebop
C20: imitative of the rhythm of the music
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bebop
1944, from bebop, rebop, bop, nonsense words in jazz lyrics, attested from at least 1928. The style is associated with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.
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