rock 'n' roll

rock-'n'-roll

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Definitions of rock 'n' roll words

noun rock 'n' roll a style of popular music that derives in part from blues and folk music and is marked by a heavily accented beat and a simple, repetitive phrase structure. 1
adjective rock 'n' roll of or relating to this music. 1
verb without object rock 'n' roll to dance to or play rock-'n'-roll. 1
noun rock 'n' roll 50s and 60s pop music 1
noun rock 'n' roll rock music 1
noun rock 'n' roll rock-and-roll 0

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

1950-55; contraction of phrase rock and roll; see rock2

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