big beat


noun(sometimes initial capital letters)Slang.
  1. rhythmic popular music, especially rock-'n'-roll, notable for its prominent and persistent beat.

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How to use big beat in a sentence

  • He headed for Far Wood, and there they frightened out all the pheasants, who were sheltering from a big beat across the valley.

    Puck of Pook's Hill | Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for big beat

big beat

noun
    • an eclectic type of dance music in which heavy beats and samples are layered over the songs or instrumental tracks of other performers or bands

    • (as modifier): a big-beat compilation

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