rock-and-roll
[ rok-uh n-rohl ]
/ ˈrɒk ənˈroʊl /
noun
Words nearby rock-and-roll
rock wallaby,
rock wool,
rock wren,
rock-'n'-roll,
rock-a-bye,
rock-and-roll,
rock-bottom,
rock-bound,
rock-eel,
rock-faced,
rock-fill dam
Definition for rock and roll (2 of 2)
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, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for rock and roll
rock and roll
rock'n'roll
noun
- a type of pop music originating in the 1950s as a blend of rhythm and blues and country and western. It is generally based upon the twelve-bar blues, the first and third beats in each bar being heavily accented
- (as modifier)the rock-and-roll era
dancing performed to such music, with exaggerated body movements stressing the beat
verb
(intr)
to perform this dance