four-on-the-floor

[fawr-on-thuh-flawr, fohr-on-thuh-flohr, -awn-]

noun

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

adjective

1. of or relating to such a transmission.

Word History and Origins

Origin of four-on-the-floor¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

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?

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Almost immediately, Judge Cannon began a four-on-the-floor, pedal-to-the-medal campaign of stalling and obstructing the attempts of Special Counsel Jack Smith to investigate Trump.

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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.

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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.”

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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.

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