English Explanatory Dictionary

doo-wop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

doo-wop doowop doo wop doo-wops doo-wopping doo-wopped

Etymology

Coined by DJ Gus Gossert in the 1970s, referring to (mostly) white rock-and-roll groups of the late 1950s and early 1960s. The name is onomatopoeic, representing the nonlexical backing vocals of some songs of the genre.

Derived words

doo-wopper doo-wop progression doo-woppy
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