rockabilly

[ rok-uh-bil-ee ]

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noun

a style of popular music combining the features of rock-'n'-roll and hillbilly music.

Origin of rockabilly

1955–60, Americanism;rock(-'n'-roll) + -a- connective + (hill)billy

Words Nearby rockabilly

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How to use rockabilly in a sentence

In the show, they have a fantastic rockabilly hairstyle for me and great, sparkly clothes.
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The ambiance is almost asexual as rockabilly and Motown play in the background.
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This unique combo of rockabilly seediness and (young) Frank Sinatra glamour, fit Johnny like a Pleather glove.
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British Dictionary definitions for rockabilly

rockabilly

/ (ˈrɒkəˌbɪlɪ) /

noun

- a fast, spare style of White rock music which originated in the mid-1950s in the US South
- (as modifier): a rockabilly number

Origin of rockabilly

C20: from rock (and roll) + (hill) billy

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