hillbilly music
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- noun
- /ˈhɪlˌbɪli ˈmjuːzɪk/
- NSFW
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música hillbilly
- During the festival, they showcased traditional hillbilly music performed by local bands that kept the style alive.
- play hillbilly music
Examples
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Yes, the "Bumpi," as we referred to them in the plural, loved hillbilly music.
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Charlie Haden grew up in Springfield, MO, in a family that had a hillbilly-music radio show in the Carter Family mold.
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ALL THAT DAMN HILLBILLY MUSIC YOU BE LISTENING TO UP IN THEM HEADPHONES--
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Many popular artists today draw inspiration from hillbilly music, which has its roots in the mountainous regions of the southern United States.
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The documentary featured the history of hillbilly music and its influence on American culture.
Synonyms
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A style of popular music from the southern United States with simple tunes and storytelling lyrics often played on guitar
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Music from the southern United States often played on guitar or fiddle with simple tunes
How Rural
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'hillbilly' (rural/unsophisticated people) + 'music' = music associated with hillbillies, i.e. a rural/country style. This follows a normal noun-noun formation and a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the general sense, though they might miss historical nuances or the derogatory tone of 'hillbilly'.
Etymology
Hillbilly music comes from people called hillbilly, people who lived in the hills, and the simple music they played — think fiddle and banjo tunes on porches and at local dances. So today hillbilly music means 'a kind of country and folk music' from the mountain areas of the southern United States.