bebop

See also: be-bop

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/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

bebop (uncountable)

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

Derived terms

• Cubop

Translations

early form of modern jazz

Finnish: bebop (fi) French: be-bop (fr) Polish: bebop m Russian: бибо́п (ru) m (bibóp)

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. (informal, 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.

Derived terms

• bebopper

Further reading

• bebop on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English bebop.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

bebop m (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. 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

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 third-person possessor singular plural nominative bebopinsa bebopinsa accusative nom. bebopinsa bebopinsa gen. bebopinsa genitive bebopinsa bebopiensa partitive bebopiaan bebopiansa bebopejaan bebopejansa inessive bebopissaan bebopissansa bebopeissaan bebopeissansa elative bebopistaan bebopistansa bebopeistaan bebopeistansa illative bebopiinsa bebopeihinsa adessive bebopillaan bebopillansa bebopeillaan bebopeillansa ablative bebopiltaan bebopiltansa bebopeiltaan bebopeiltansa allative bebopilleen bebopillensa bebopeilleen bebopeillensa essive bebopinaan bebopinansa bebopeinaan bebopeinansa translative bebopikseen bebopiksensa bebopeikseen bebopeiksensa abessive bebopittaan bebopittansa bebopeittaan bebopeittansa instructive — — comitative — bebopeineen bebopeinensa

Further reading

• “bebop”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

bebop

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

Declension of bebop

	singular
nominative	bebop
genitive	bebopu
dative	bebopowi
accusative	bebop
instrumental	bebopem
locative	bebopie
vocative	bebopie

Derived terms

adjective

• bebopowy

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)

1. bebop

Further reading

• “bebop”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Swedish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English bebop.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiːbɔp/

Noun

bebop c (uncountable)

1. (jazz) bebop

Declension

Declension of bebop

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bebop	bebops
	definite	bebopen	bebopens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Synonyms

• bop

References

• bebop in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)