单词 | reggae |
释义 | reggae /reg"ay/, n. a style of Jamaican popular music blending blues, calypso, and rock-'n'-roll, characterized by a strong syncopated rhythm and lyrics of social protest. [ < Jamaican E, resp. of reggay (introduced in the song "Do the Reggay" (1968) by Frederick "Toots" Hibbert), a dance name based on rege, *strege a dowdy or raggedy fellow; Compare rege-rege ragged clothing, quarrel, row] |
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