rock-'n'-roll
or rock-and-roll, rock 'n' roll
[ rok-uh n-rohl ]
/ ˈrɒk ənˈroʊl /
noun
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.
adjective
of or relating to this music.
verb (used without object)
to dance to or play rock-'n'-roll.
Origin of rock-'n'-roll
1950–55; contraction of phrase
rock and roll; see
rock2
OTHER WORDS FROM rock-'n'-roll
rock-'n'-roll·er, nounWords nearby rock-'n'-roll
rock up,
rock wall,
rock wallaby,
rock wool,
rock wren,
rock-'n'-roll,
rock-a-bye,
rock-and-roll,
rock-bottom,
rock-bound,
rock-eel