BEBOP

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)

Synonyms:

bebop; bop

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("bebop" is a kind of...):

jazz (a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles)

Derivation:

bebop (dance the bebop)

Meaning:

Dance the bebop

Synonyms:

bebop; bop

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "bebop" is one way to...):

dance; trip the light fantastic; trip the light fantastic toe (move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

They bebop her vice president

Derivation:

bebop (an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940))