bop
Origin of bebop
uncertain or unknown; perhaps echoic of sound made on a trumpetbebop
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bebop
noun
MusicBop.
Origin of bebop
Imitation of a two-note phrase in this musicRelated Forms:
- be′bop′per
noun
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Noun
(uncountable)
Verb
(third-person singular simple present bebops, present participle bebopping, simple past and past participle bebopped)
- To participate in bebop jazz, such as by dancing in a way associated with the genre
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