bebop.
An early form of modern jazz played by small groups and featuring driving rhythms and complex, often dissonant harmonies.
Meaning & usage
An early form of modern jazz played by small groups and featuring driving rhythms and complex, often dissonant harmonies.
Where this word comes from
Alteration of earlier rebop, nonsense syllables used in scat singing in the 1940s. Compare doo be doo be doo, doo-wop, etc.
To participate in bebop jazz, such as by dancing in a way associated with the genre.
To walk in an easygoing, carefree manner.
Where this word comes from
Alteration of earlier rebop, nonsense syllables used in scat singing in the 1940s. Compare doo be doo be doo, doo-wop, etc.
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