rock-'n'-roll

or rock-and-roll, rock 'n' roll

[ rok-uh n-rohl ]

/ ˈrɒk ənˈroʊl /

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noun

a style of popular music that derives in part from blues and folk music and is marked by a heavily accented beat and a simple, repetitive phrase structure.

adjective

of or relating to this music.

verb (used without object)

to dance to or play rock-'n'-roll.

Words nearby rock-'n'-roll

rock up, rock wall, rock wallaby, rock wool, rock wren, rock-'n'-roll, rock-a-bye, rock-and-roll, rock-bottom, rock-bound, rock-eel

Origin of rock-'n'-roll

1950–55; contraction of phrase rock and roll; see rock²

OTHER WORDS FROM rock-'n'-roll

rock-'n'-roll·er, noun