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crooked tune

crooked tune noun: a folk song with a deviant number of beats.

Noun

crooked tune (uncountable)

  1. (US) A folk song with a deviant number of beats.

Questions about crooked tune

What does crooked tune mean?
Crooked tune means a folk song with a deviant number of beats.
What part of speech is crooked tune?
Crooked tune is a noun.

Words near crooked tune in the dictionary

  1. Crooked Creek
  2. crooked number
  3. crooked numbers
  4. crooked one's elbow
  5. Crooked River
  6. crooked tune
  7. crookeder
  8. crookedest
  9. crookedly
  10. crookedness
  11. crookednesses

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