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BEBOP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
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))
