bebop

/ˌbiˈbɑp/
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Other forms: bebopped; bebopping

Definitions of bebop
  1. noun
    an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)
    synonyms: bop
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    type of:
    jazz
    a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles
  2. verb
    dance the bebop
    synonyms: bop
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    type of:
    dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
    move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance
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