Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A post–World War II style of jazz characterized by rhythmic and harmonic complexity, improvised solo performances, and a brilliant style of execution.
- intransitive verb To dance or move to the beat of this music.
- intransitive verb Slang To go.
- transitive verb To hit or strike.
- noun A blow; a punch.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun onomatopoeia A very light
smack ,blow orpunch . - verb To gently or playfully
strike someone or something. - noun A
style ofimprovised jazz from the 1940s. - verb To
dance to thismusic , or indeed any sort of popular music with a strong beat.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb dance the bebop
- verb hit hard
- noun the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes
- noun an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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And sometimes my pieces actually have chord changes, though not like in bop — more like a set of bass lines or a general harmonic movement of some kind.
X Jazz 2005
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And sometimes my pieces actually have chord changes, though not like in bop — more like a set of bass lines or a general harmonic movement of some kind.
X Jazz 2005
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Lawmaker: Ban BP from outer continental shelf due to 'lethal' behavior jack wrote: I thought the bop was a last resort ...
chron.com Chronicle 2010
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Lawmaker: Ban BP from outer continental shelf due to 'lethal' behavior jack wrote: I thought the bop was a last resort ...
chron.com Chronicle 2010
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You could ask the guy who put the 'bop' in the 'bop shoo bop shoo bop' -- who *was* that man?
A Question of Import Walter Jon Williams 2010
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I demand an apology immediately, lest the rest of this blog's posters forever brand you a cretinous misogynist with borderline racist tendenciesyou were very specific in your suggestion that I should "bop" for COLOMBIAN hookers.
2/18 – Declarative Rabbit Says… | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008
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P.P.S: The insinuation that I "bop" for hookers of any nationality is both horribly insulting and incredibly crude.
2/18 – Declarative Rabbit Says… | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008
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Then she pulled out the flask with brandy in it, and her hand shook so that the spirit splashed about in the flask, and then she took such a gulp, that it went 'bop' in her throat.
Popular Tales from the Norse George Webbe Dasent 1856
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Bebop, or simply "bop," came about in the 1940s as an attempt to move jazz from its danceable, popular, swing and ragtime origins into the realm of true "musician's music," into a more challenging musical expression combining elements of the avant-garde and heavy improvisation.
RutlandHerald.com 2010
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Four pioneers of modern jazz standing abreast beneath the awning at Minton's Playhouse, the house that "bop" allegedly built.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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