Vi fant 8 definisjoner av rock and roll på engelsk.
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| rock and roll - a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western; "rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll." | ||
| rock 'n' roll, rock'n'roll, rock-and-roll, rock, rock music | ||
| popular music, popular music genre any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time) | ||
| heavy metal music, heavy metal loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat; lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery | ||
| art rock, progressive rock a style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s; associated with attempts to combine rock with jazz and other forms; intended for listening and not dancing | ||
| acid rock, psychedelic rock a musical style that emerged in the 1960s; rock music inspired by or related to drug-induced experience | ||
| punk rock, punk rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock | ||
| backbeat a loud steady beat | ||
Substantiv |
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| rock and roll - A style of popular music characterized by a basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on usually electric guitar, drums, and vocals generally with bass guitar. Generally used to refer to the 1950’s rock, and rock of its style, quite close to swing. | ||
| rock and roll - Style of vigorous dancing associated with this 1950’s music. | ||
| rock and roll - An intangible feeling, philosophy, belief or allegiance relating to rock music generally from the 1970s–1980s, and heavy metal bearing certain elements of this music, pertaining to unbridled enthusiasm, cynical regard for certain Christian and authoritarian bodies, and attitudes befitting some degree of youthful debauchery. This meaning is sometimes used as an exclamation, in describing traits of certain people, and so on. | ||
| rock and roll - UK rhyming slang dole. | ||
Verb |
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| rock and roll - To play rock and roll music. | ||
| rock and roll - To have sex. | ||
| rock and roll - To start, commence, begin, get moving. |