four-on-the-floor

American  

[fawr-on-thuh-flawr, fohr-on-thuh-flohr, -awn-] / ˈfɔr ɒn ðəˌflɔr, ˈfoʊr ɒn ðəˌfloʊr, -ɔn- /

noun

1. a four-speed manual transmission having the gearshift set into the floor.

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adjective

1. of or relating to such a transmission.

Etymology

Origin of four-on-the-floor

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Raddon ventures away from his standard four-on-the-floor house music and into broken beats on “Started Over.”

From Los Angeles Times

Four-on-the-floor 808 beats give way to booming tresillo rhythms, and at times, on songs like “Bling,” Isabella poses the question: What if “The Fame”-era Lady Gaga was Latina?

From Los Angeles Times

Four-on-the-floor beats and snappy funk bass lines continue to drive Lipa’s tracks on “Radical Optimism,” which opens with “End of an Era,” a song about a club meet-up that might just be the right one.

From New York Times

Songs from “Hyperdrama,” like the four-on-the-floor thump of “Neverender” and the relentless “Generator,” fit seamlessly with “D.A.N.C.E.,” the buoyant single that earned its first Grammy nominations, and the scuzzy strut of “Phantom.”

From New York Times

Joining that trio of singles are the radio-friendly tune the infectious, four-on-the-floor “Unfeel It” as well as her ballad title track.

From Seattle Times