Other definitions for skiffle (2 of 2)
a jazz style of the 1920s deriving from blues, ragtime, and folk music, played by bands made up of both standard and improvised instruments.
a style of popular music developed in England during the 1950s, deriving from hillbilly music and rock-'n'-roll, and played on a heterogeneous group of instruments, as guitar, washboard, ceramic jug, washtub, and kazoo.
Origin of skiffle
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How to use skiffle in a sentence
You spice it with blues and skiffle music, and pickle it in alcohol and tobacco smoke.
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British Dictionary definitions for skiffle (1 of 2)
/ (ˈskɪfəl) /
a style of popular music of the 1950s, played chiefly on guitars and improvised percussion instruments
Origin of skiffle
1British Dictionary definitions for skiffle (2 of 2)
/ (ˈskɪfəl) /
Ulster dialect a drizzle: a skiffle of rain
Origin of skiffle
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