doo-wop
pronunciation
How to pronounce doo-wop in British English:
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- Noun:
- a genre (usually a capella) of Black vocal-harmony music of the 1950s that evolved in New York City from gospel singing; characterized by close four-part harmonies; the name derived from some of the nonsense syllables sung by the back-up vocalists