Difference between Bop and Bebop

What is the difference between Bop and Bebop?

Bop as a verb is to gently or playfully strike someone or something. while Bebop as a verb is to participate in bebop jazz, such as by dancing in a way associated with the genre

Bop

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To gently or playfully strike someone or something. To dance to this music, or indeed any sort of popular music with a strong beat.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A very light smack, blow or punch. A style of improvised jazz from the 1940s.

Bebop

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An early form of modern jazz played by small groups and featuring driving rhythms and complex, often dissonant harmonies.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To participate in bebop jazz, such as by dancing in a way associated with the genre

Example sentence: I came through the bebop era, and to me that was enough.

We hope you now know whether to use Bop or Bebop in your sentence.

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