1 [usu. as adj. ] ( syncopated) displace the beats or accents in (music or a rhythm) so that strong beats become weak and vice versa : syncopated dance music. 2 shorten (a word) by dropping sounds or letters in the middle, as in symbology for symbolology, or Gloster for Gloucester.
The cast of Popular Pieces - 1929 includes: Bill Sawyer The Synocopation Wizards