bebop

== English == === Etymology === Alteration of earlier rebop, nonsense syllables used in scat singing in the 1940s. Compare doo be doo be doo, doo-wop, etc. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbiːbɒp/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbibɑp/ === Noun === bebop (uncountable) (music) An early form of modern jazz played by small groups and featuring driving rhythms and complex, often dissonant harmonies. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === bebop (third-person singular simple present bebops, present participle bebopping, simple past and past participle bebopped) (intransitive) To participate in bebop jazz, such as by dancing in a way associated with the genre. (informal, intransitive, usually with a directional preposition) To walk in an easygoing, carefree manner. ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === bebop on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Dutch == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English bebop. === Pronunciation === === Noun === bebop m (uncountable, no diminutive) bebop ==== Derived terms ==== Paramaribop === Further reading === bebop on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl == Finnish == === Etymology === From English bebop. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbebop/, [ˈbe̞bo̞p] Rhymes: -ebop Syllabification(key): be‧bop Hyphenation(key): be‧bop === Noun === bebop bebop ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “bebop”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English bebop. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbi.bɔp/ Rhymes: -ibɔp Syllabification: be‧bop === Noun === bebop m inan (music) bebop ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === bebop in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN bebop in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Spanish == === Alternative forms === be-bop === Noun === bebop m (uncountable) bebop === Further reading === “bebop”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English bebop. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbiːbɔp/ === Noun === bebop c (uncountable) (jazz) bebop ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== bop === References === bebop in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)