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skas

ska
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skah]
    • /skɑ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skah]
    • /skɑ/

Definition of skas word

  • noun skas a modern style of vocalized Jamaican popular music, which emerged in the 1950s as a blend of African-Jamaican folk music, calypso, and American rhythm and blues, notable for its shuffling, scratchlike tempo and jazzlike horn riffs on the offbeat. 1

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Origin of skas

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65; of obscure origin

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Parts of speech for Skas

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

skas popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

skas usage trend in Literature

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