ring-shout

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ring shout]
- /rɪŋ ʃaʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ring shout]
- /rɪŋ ʃaʊt/

Definitions of ring-shout word

noun ring-shout a group dance of West African origin introduced into parts of the southern U.S. by black revivalists, performed by shuffling counterclockwise in a circle while answering shouts of a preacher with corresponding shouts, and held to be, in its vigorous antiphonal patterns, a source in the development of jazz. 1
noun ring-shout a West African circle dance that has influenced jazz, surviving in the Black churches of the southern US 0

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Origin of ring-shout

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Ring-shout

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ring-shout popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.