doo-wop

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Synonyms: doowop, doo wop

Antonyms: doowop, doo wop

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Noun

1. A style of [[vocal]]-based [[rhythm and blues]] [[music]] that was mostly [[popular]] within [[African-American|Black Americans]] of [[African]] descent in the mid-1950s to the early 1960s that is best characterized by nonsensical [[backup vocals|backing vocals]] with very little to no [[instrumentation]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[perform]] [[music]] in this [[style]].

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