ALL meanings of doo-wop
doo-wop
D d - noun doo-wop a style of small-group vocal harmonizing, commercialized as a type of so-called street singing in the 1950s, in which words and nonsense syllables are chanted in rhythmic harmony to support the stylized melody of the lead singer. 1
- noun doo-wop rhythm-and-blues harmony vocalizing developed by unaccompanied street-corner groups in the US in the 1950s 0
- noun doo-wop a group singing style, esp. of the 1950s, involving a lead singer supported by a chorus, and, often, instruments with a strong, rhythmic beat 0
- noun doo-wop A style of vocal-based rhythm and blues music popular in the mid-1950s to the early 1960s in America characterized by nonsensical backing vocals. 0