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rockabilly

UK/ˈɹɒkəˌbɪli/US/ˈɹɑːkəˌbɪli/

rockabilly noun: a genre of music originating from the South (United States) and mixing elements of rock, blues, country, hillbilly boogie and bluegrass music.

Noun

rockabilly (countable and uncountable, plural rockabillies or rockabillys)

  1. (uncountable) A genre of music originating from the South (United States) and mixing elements of rock, blues, country, hillbilly boogie and bluegrass music.
  2. (countable) A member of the subculture associated with rockabilly music.

Forms of rockabilly

pluralrockabillies
pluralrockabillys

Origin of rockabilly

Blend of rock + hillbilly.

Words formed from rockabilly

Questions about rockabilly

What does rockabilly mean?
Rockabilly means a genre of music originating from the South (United States) and mixing elements of rock, blues, country, hillbilly boogie and bluegrass music.
What part of speech is rockabilly?
Rockabilly is a noun.
How do you pronounce rockabilly?
Rockabilly is pronounced /ˈɹɒkəˌbɪli/ (UK).
What is the plural of rockabilly?
The plural of rockabilly is rockabillies.

Words near rockabilly in the dictionary

  1. rock-steady
  2. rock-wallabies
  3. rock-wallaby
  4. rockability
  5. rockabillies
  6. rockabilly
  7. rockabillys
  8. rockable
  9. rockably
  10. rockaby
  11. rockabye

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