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2 Tone

2 Tone noun: a British ska revival genre of the late 1970s, fusing traditional ska music with punk rock elements.

Noun

2 Tone (uncountable)

  1. A British ska revival genre of the late 1970s, fusing traditional ska music with punk rock elements.

Origin of 2 Tone

Coined by Jerry Dammers, keyboard player for The Specials, as an allusion to multiraciality.

Questions about 2 Tone

What does 2 Tone mean?
2 Tone means a British ska revival genre of the late 1970s, fusing traditional ska music with punk rock elements.
What part of speech is 2 Tone?
2 Tone is a noun.

Words near 2 Tone in the dictionary

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