bebop

ˈbiˌbɒp

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Definition of bebop - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

jazz genre

TECH.

jazz style with fast tempo and complex chords

TECH.

Bebop changed the sound of jazz in the 1940s.

bop

Verb

intr.

music

TECH.

improvise in fast jazz styles

TECH.

They love to bebop at the jazz club.

improvise

jam

swing

walking

Rare

walk in a carefree, rhythmic manner

Rare

She likes to bebop down the street on sunny days.

saunter

stroll

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Origin of bebop

English, be- (intensifier) + bop (jazz style)

Terms with bebop included in their meaning

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hard bop

jazz music

jazz subgenre blending bebop with blues and gospel

post-bop

complex grooves

jazz genre blending bebop and modal jazz

bebopping

jazz dance

dancing to bebop music

Examples of bebop in a sentence

She studied bebop to improvise over complex chords.
Musicians gathered to bebop all night.
They would bebop to the rhythm effortlessly.
He would bebop through the park, lost in thought.
They bebop around the mall, enjoying their day.

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French:bebop, faire du bebop, ...
German:Bebop, beboppen, ...
Italian:bebop, ballare il bebop, ...
Spanish:bebop, bailar bebop, ...
Portuguese:bebop, dançar bebop, ...
Chinese:比波普, 演奏比波普, ...
Japanese:ビバップ, ビバップする, ...
Arabic:بيبوب, عَزَفَ الجاز الارتجالي, ...
Hebrew:בִּיבּוֹפּ, לְאַלְתֵּר בְּבִּיבוֹפּ, ...
Russian:бибоп, заниматься бибопом, ...
Ukrainian:бібоп, бі-бопити, ...
Hindi:बीबॉप, बेबॉप करना, ...
Bengali:বেবপ, বিবপ করা, ...
Catalan:bebop, ballar bebop, ...
Czech:bebop, hrát bebop, ...
Danish:bebop, beboppe, ...
Dutch:bebop, swingen, ...
Greek:μπίμποπ, χορεύω bebop, ...
Hungarian:bebop, improvizálni, ...
Khmer:ប៊ីបប៉ប, លេងចាសបែបចង្វាក់ជាសភាវៈ, ...
Korean:비밥, 비밥을 즐기다, ...
Persian:بیباپ, رقصید, ...
Polish:bebop, tańczyć bebop, ...
Portuguese (BR):bebop, dançar bebop, ...
Romanian:bebop, a dansa bebop, ...
Swedish:bebop, beboppa, ...
Thai:บีบ็อพ, เล่นบีบ็อพ, ...
Turkish:bebop, bebop yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:bebop, nhảy bebop, ...

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