Bebops

/bɪˈbɒps/ verb

Third-person singular present tense of 'bebop'; to play or dance to bebop music.

From the onomatopoetic 'bebop' (1940s jazz style) plus standard '-s' verb ending. Bebop itself comes from the syncopated rhythm pattern: 'be-bop-a-loo-bop.'

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