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单词 rockabilly
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rockabilly

[ rok-uh-bil-ee ]
/ ˈrɒk əˌbɪl i /
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noun

a style of popular music combining the features of rock-'n'-roll and hillbilly music.

Origin of rockabilly

1955–60, Americanism;rock(-'n'-roll) + -a- connective + (hill)billy

Words nearby rockabilly

Rochelle salt, roche moutonnée, Rochester, rochet, rock, rockabilly, rock-a-bye, “Rock-a-Bye, Baby”, Rockall, rock-and-roll, rock and rye
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Example sentences from the Web for rockabilly

  • The ambiance is almost asexual as rockabilly and Motown play in the background.

    Women, It's Time to Reclaim Our Breasts|Emily Shire|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • This unique combo of rockabilly seediness and (young) Frank Sinatra glamour, fit Johnny like a Pleather glove.

    Dead Cool: Johnny Thunders|Simon Doonan|February 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for rockabilly

rockabilly
/ (ˈrɒkəˌbɪlɪ) /

noun

  1. a fast, spare style of White rock music which originated in the mid-1950s in the US South
  2. (as modifier)a rockabilly number

Word Origin for rockabilly

C20: from rock (and roll) + (hill) billy
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