Bebop

/ˈbibɑp/

Synonyms for "bebop" (42 found)

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Closest matches (9)

acid rockavant-garde jazzballroom musicboogie woogieboogie-woogiebop
Noun(2 words)
bebop erabop
Verb(1 words)

Strong matches (12)

Noun(5 words)
bop eraeclecticimprovisationalimprovised jazzimprovised technique
country rockdancedance musicdancesfolk rockhard rockhot jazz

Related words (21)

jazzjivemainstream jazzmusical suiteragragtimerhythm-and-bluesrockrock-and-rollsuitesuite of dancesswingsyncopated musicsyncopationthe new music
Noun(6 words)
jazz movementjazz stylejazzyrapid improvisationstyle of jazzvirtuoso improvisation

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More general

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cultural movementdancedescriptorgenrehistorical periodimprovisation stylejazzjazz improvisationjazz subgenremusic genremusic stylequalitative termtrip the light fantastictrip the light fantastic toe

More specific

10 entries
bebop aestheticbebop era clubbebop era musicianbebop linebebop solobebop techniquefast note improvisationhard boplatin bebopline improvisation

Collocations

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bebop chordbebop erabebop harmonybebop linebebop musicianbebop solobebop stylebebop tempobebop tunebebop vocabulary

Inflections

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Derivations

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Sample sentences

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Six months into their career, the Clash already showed themselves the equal of any rock band that had come before them, simply by assaulting the last frontier of rock mythology: the notion that the rock audience, like some sort of bebopping proletariat, was a receptacle of goodness and hope, and that rock 'n' roll offered redemption.

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“The studios think we are having a horrible time out here,” said Richard Potter, a screenwriter who made “Strike Dancing,” a YouTube video showing pickets bebopping in formation to “Play That Funky Music.”

Source: wiktionary

Typically one could spot Chet bebopping down the sidewalk in an Amish hat, or hunched over a cafeteria table discussing Calvinism or the Vietnam war.

Source: wiktionary

I can't even say it was the people who board and casually whack off the top of your head with their slung-over-the-shoulder carry-ons as they obliviously bebop down the aisle to locate their seats.

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