/ Dictionary / Index B backbeat: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: back•beat Pronunciation: (bak'bēt"), [key] — n. Popular Music. a secondary or supplementary beat, as by a jazz drummer. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: backbeat (Thesaurus) Back Bay back bench Related Content Daily Word Quiz: rustic Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language