rock'n'roll
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- noun
- /rɑkənˈroʊl/
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rock and roll
- The thrilling sounds of rock'n'roll filled the air at the concert last night.
And what Sam was aiming for was Rock'n'roll without there being any title to it.
- And what Sam was aiming for was Rock'n'roll without there being any title to it.
- I had my version of playing those rock'n'roll bars that you played.
- And there is a, a white church called Hillsong, which is basically rock'n'roll and church.
- I mean, we're talking about how much sex, drugs, rock'n'roll, all of it.
- And I'm kind of in the More Rock'n'roll right now.
- Well, what's what's more like Rock'n'roll than because Capri is a place, right?
- To quote Dmitri once more, boomers had sex, drugs and rock'n'roll while millennials have Bitcoin.
- The sex, the drugs, the rock'n'roll, the temptation.
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Inspired by the living legend of rock'n'roll Elvis.
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I've been doing this rock'n'roll thing for... quite a long time.
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You said before, dude, rock'n'roll all day.
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Who will be the next king of rock'n'roll?
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My dream is to be the first Black rock'n'roll singer to pack places like the Stones.
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You don't seem like the rock'n'roll kind of guy.
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I think, really, in the history of rock'n'roll, I think his talent was unique and certainly a match for anyone's.
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That's probably one of the best rock'n'roll piano parts.
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They've got it from hip hop to rock'n'roll to EDM.
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It wasn't just "the kids" dancing in the 1950s, to their loud and noisy "rock'n'roll" music... the grown-ups had a bit of fun too.
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Synonyms
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1.0
A style of popular music with strong guitar and drum sounds
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A style of popular music from the 1950s with a strong beat
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A type of popular music from the 1950s with a strong beat and electric guitars
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Popular songs with loud electric guitars and a strong beat
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Popular music from 1950s America with a strong beat and simple tunes
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Etymology
Rock'n'roll comes from the two simple words rock ('to move back and forth') and roll ('to turn or move along'), which were often used in old blues songs to mean dancing or strong feeling. That's why rock'n'roll became the name for the lively 1950s music that makes you move and dance.