four-on-the-floor
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of four-on-the-floor
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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He turns around and says, “I hate it. That beat — the four-on-the-floor is killing me.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Raddon ventures away from his standard four-on-the-floor house music and into broken beats on “Started Over.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
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 ● Jul. 19, 2023
Lenae’s four-piece backing band brought the organic funk of her songs to life, whether chiming in with fingerpicked guitar, slithering bass-lines, synth squeals or four-on-the-floor beats.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 8, 2022
So I drive into town for my first date in two years in a red 1941 Chevrolet four-on-the-floor with a John Deere motor grader hooked behind me.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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