rock and roll
nounEtymology
From rock (move back and forth) + and + roll; originally a verb phrase common among African Americans, meaning "to have sexual intercourse"; it was a euphemism that appeared in song titles since at least 1914 (Trixie Smith's "My Man Rocks Me With One Steady Roll"). As a name for a specific style of popular music from the early 1950s, popularized by disc jockey Alan Freed in reference to the euphemistic use in song titles.
Definitions
A genre of popular music that evolved in the 1950s from a combination of rhythm and blues…
A genre of popular music that evolved in the 1950s from a combination of rhythm and blues and country music, characterized by electric guitars, strong rhythms, and youth-oriented lyrics.
A style of vigorous dancing associated with this genre of music.
An intangible feeling, philosophy, belief or allegiance relating to rock music,…
An intangible feeling, philosophy, belief or allegiance relating to rock music, characterized by unbridled enthusiasm, hedonism, and cynical regard for authoritarian bodies.
- rock and roll lifestyle
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Dole, payment by the state to the unemployed.
- I'm back on rock and roll
The full automatic fire capability selection on a selective fire weapon.
The ability to run the picture and audio back and forth in synchronization, allowing the…
The ability to run the picture and audio back and forth in synchronization, allowing the correction of mistakes during dubbing.
- An alternative method is the use of ADR (automated dialogue replacement), which consists basically of a high speed rock and roll dubbing system and a programmable locating device.
To have sex.
To play rock and roll music.
To start, commence, begin, get moving
To start, commence, begin, get moving; move along with a rocking, rolling motion.
- Does everyone know what car they're going in? Then let's rock and roll!
- Now we are ready to rock and roll.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for rock and roll. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA