Origin: Germanic Old English prefix
Bebop has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:
An early form of modern jazz played by small groups and featuring driving rhythms and complex, often dissonant harmonies.
"The vintage 1947 recording captures the raw energy of bebop as a young saxophonist navigates its frantic, off-beat rhythms over a tight quintet."
To participate in bebop jazz, such as by dancing in a way associated with the genre.
"The crowd went wild when the DJ dropped the beat and everyone started bebopping across the dance floor."