rock and roll
A genre of popular music that evolved in the 1950s from a combination of rhythm and…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.
» I like rock and roll.
Я люблю рок-н-рол.
Meaning
6 senses(uncountable)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 genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western
(uncountable)A style of vigorous dancing associated with this genre of music.
Rock and Roll, Rock 'n' Roll
рок-н-ро́ллrok-n-róll
рок-н-ролrok-n-rol
(attributive, especially, uncountable)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
(Cockney, slang, uncountable)Dole, payment by the state to the unemployed.
I'm back on rock and roll
(US, slang, uncountable)The full automatic fire capability selection on a selective fire weapon.
(uncountable)The ability to run the picture and audio back and forth in synchronization, allowing the correction of mistakes during dubbing.
Examples
27 sentencesI like rock and roll.
Я люблю рок-н-рол. — deniko
Do you like rock and roll?
ruВам нравится рок-н-ролл? — odexed
Rock and roll will never die.
Tom doesn't like rock and roll.
deTom mag kein Rock ’n’ Roll. — Waldelfe
Tom plays in a rock and roll band.
Translations
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Origin
From rock (move back and forth) + and + roll; originally a verb phrase common among AfricaFrom 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").
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western:rock 'n' rollrock'n'rollrock-and-rollrockrock music
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable