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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

Noun

bebop (uncountable)

  1. (music) An early form of modern jazz played by small groups and featuring driving rhythms and complex, often dissonant harmonies.

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Verb

bebop (third-person singular simple present bebops, present participle bebopping, simple past and past participle bebopped)

  1. (intransitive) To participate in bebop jazz, such as by dancing in a way associated with the genre.
    • 1988 September 2, Bill Wyman, “Terms of interment: retrospecting the Ramones and the Clash”, in Chicago Reader:
      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.
    • 2007 November 26, Brooks Barnes, “Laugh Lines in the Hollywood Strike”, in New York Times:
      “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.”
  2. (intransitive, usually with a directional preposition) To walk in an easygoing, carefree manner.
    • 1986, Steve Estes, Called to Die: The Story of American Linguist Chet Bitterman, Slain by Terrorists, Zondervan Publishing Company, →ISBN:
      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.
    • 2001, Patsy Clairmont, The Best Devotions of Patsy Clairmont, Zondervan Publishing Company, →ISBN:
      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.
    • 2013, Beth Kendrick, The Week Before the Wedding, Penguin, →ISBN:
      Summer bebopped over, holding a cup of spiked punch in each hand.

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Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English bebop.

Pronunciation

Noun

bebop m (uncountable)

  1. bebop

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Further reading

Finnish

Etymology

From English bebop.

Pronunciation

Noun

bebop

  1. bebop

Declension

Inflection of bebop (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative bebop bebopit
genitive bebopin bebopien
partitive bebopia bebopeja
illative bebopiin bebopeihin
singular plural
nominative bebop bebopit
accusative nom. bebop bebopit
gen. bebopin
genitive bebopin bebopien
partitive bebopia bebopeja
inessive bebopissa bebopeissa
elative bebopista bebopeista
illative bebopiin bebopeihin
adessive bebopilla bebopeilla
ablative bebopilta bebopeilta
allative bebopille bebopeille
essive bebopina bebopeina
translative bebopiksi bebopeiksi
abessive bebopitta bebopeitta
instructive bebopein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of bebop (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bebopini bebopini
accusative nom. bebopini bebopini
gen. bebopini
genitive bebopini bebopieni
partitive bebopiani bebopejani
inessive bebopissani bebopeissani
elative bebopistani bebopeistani
illative bebopiini bebopeihini
adessive bebopillani bebopeillani
ablative bebopiltani bebopeiltani
allative bebopilleni bebopeilleni
essive bebopinani bebopeinani
translative bebopikseni bebopeikseni
abessive bebopittani bebopeittani
instructive
comitative bebopeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bebopisi bebopisi
accusative nom. bebopisi bebopisi
gen. bebopisi
genitive bebopisi bebopiesi
partitive bebopiasi bebopejasi
inessive bebopissasi bebopeissasi
elative bebopistasi bebopeistasi
illative bebopiisi bebopeihisi
adessive bebopillasi bebopeillasi
ablative bebopiltasi bebopeiltasi
allative bebopillesi bebopeillesi
essive bebopinasi bebopeinasi
translative bebopiksesi bebopeiksesi
abessive bebopittasi bebopeittasi
instructive
comitative bebopeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bebopimme bebopimme
accusative nom. bebopimme bebopimme
gen. bebopimme
genitive bebopimme bebopiemme
partitive bebopiamme bebopejamme
inessive bebopissamme bebopeissamme
elative bebopistamme bebopeistamme
illative bebopiimme bebopeihimme
adessive bebopillamme bebopeillamme
ablative bebopiltamme bebopeiltamme
allative bebopillemme bebopeillemme
essive bebopinamme bebopeinamme
translative bebopiksemme bebopeiksemme
abessive bebopittamme bebopeittamme
instructive
comitative bebopeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bebopinne bebopinne
accusative nom. bebopinne bebopinne
gen. bebopinne
genitive bebopinne bebopienne
partitive bebopianne bebopejanne
inessive bebopissanne bebopeissanne
elative bebopistanne bebopeistanne
illative bebopiinne bebopeihinne
adessive bebopillanne bebopeillanne
ablative bebopiltanne bebopeiltanne
allative bebopillenne bebopeillenne
essive bebopinanne bebopeinanne
translative bebopiksenne bebopeiksenne
abessive bebopittanne bebopeittanne
instructive
comitative bebopeinenne

Further reading

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English bebop.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.bɔp/
  • Rhymes: -ibɔp
  • Syllabification: be‧bop

Noun

bebop m inan

  1. (music) bebop

Declension

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adjective

Further reading

  • bebop in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bebop in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Noun

bebop m (uncountable)

  1. bebop

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English bebop.

Pronunciation

Noun

bebop c (uncountable)

  1. (jazz) bebop

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