bebop

Significado (English)

Noun

An early form of modern jazz played by small groups and featuring driving rhythms and complex, often dissonant harmonies.

Verb

1. To participate in bebop jazz, such as by dancing in a way associated with the genre.
2. To walk in an easygoing, carefree manner.

Conceptos

bailar bebop

bailar bop

Synonyms

bop

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈbiːbɒp/

Etimología (English)

Alteration of earlier rebop, nonsense syllables used in scat singing in the 1940s. Compare doo be doo be doo, doo-wop, etc.