Definition of bebop Bebop
/biˈbɑˌp/ - [beebap] - be•bop
We found 6 definitions of bebop from 4 different sources.
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What does bebop mean?
WordNet
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| bebop - an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940) | ||
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| jazz a style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New Orleans jazz but played by large bands | ||
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| bebop - dance the bebop | ||
| bop | ||
| trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Wikipedia 
- Bebop or bop is a kind of jazz. Bebop is always fast. The musicians improvise using a small group of chords which are repeated again and again. Bebop became popular in the mid-1940s. Charlie Parker (1920-1955), who was famous for his saxophone playing, was a bebop artist.
