r&b
r&b noun: dated spelling of R & B.
Noun (1)
r&b (uncountable)
- Dated spelling of R & B.
- One industry spokesman said the reason so many r&b stations are playing blue-eyed soul is that there are few legit r&b artists today.1965 October 9, “R&B Stations Open Air Gates to ‘White Soulists’”, in Billboard, page 49
Noun (2) capitalized: R&B
R&B (uncountable)
- Alternative form of R & B.
- (Inspiration) Comes from listenin' to Hip-Hop / (Inspiration) Comes from R&B / (Inspiration) Comes from listenin' to Jazz / (Inspiration) Comes from Jill, you hear me? (Love)2000, Jill Scott, “Jilltro”, in Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds Vol. 1
- Rock bands record classic albums, while pop stars create "guilty pleasure" singles. It's supposed to be self-evident: U2's entire oeuvre deserves respectful consideration, while a spookily seductive song by an R&B singer named Tweet can only be, in the smug words of a recent VH1 special, "awesomely...2004 October 31, Kelefa Sanneh, “The Rap Against Rockism”, in The New York Times
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Questions about r&b
- What does r&b mean?
- R&b means dated spelling of R & B.
- What part of speech is r&b?
- R&b is a noun.
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