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caveman drums

caveman drums noun: a percussion style suggestive of the imagined drumming of cavemen, characterised by heavy, straightforward rhythms.

Noun

caveman drums pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A percussion style suggestive of the imagined drumming of cavemen, characterised by heavy, straightforward rhythms.
    • Cacophonous peals of squealing feedback, raspy guitar scratches, caveman drums and a violent rumbling bass.2006, Iain McIntyre, Tomorrow is Today: Australia in the Psychedelic Era, 1966-1970, Kent Town, SA: Wakefield Press, page 16
    • The primitive force of the guitar and caveman drums are as subtle as a punch to the solar plexus[.]2017, David Luhrssen and Michael Larson, Encyclopedia of Classic Rock, Greenwood, page 1969

Questions about caveman drums

What does caveman drums mean?
Caveman drums means a percussion style suggestive of the imagined drumming of cavemen, characterised by heavy, straightforward rhythms.
What part of speech is caveman drums?
Caveman drums is a noun.

Words near caveman drums in the dictionary

  1. Cavellian
  2. caveloin
  3. cavels
  4. caveman
  5. caveman diet
  6. caveman drums
  7. caveman stage
  8. caveman stages
  9. caveman's club
  10. cavemanish
  11. cavemanlike

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