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bebop

be·bop

UK/ˈbiːbɒp/ US/ˈbibɑp/ uncommon informal
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)

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verb

1.

dance the bebop

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Origin

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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