rock-and-roll

[ rok-uhn-rohl ]

noun

1. a variant of rock-'n'-roll.

rock and roll

noun

1. 1. a type of pop music originating in the 1950s as a blend of rhythm and blues and country and western. It is generally based upon the twelve-bar blues, the first and third beats in each bar being heavily accented
   2. ( as modifier )

      the rock-and-roll era

2. dancing performed to such music, with exaggerated body movements stressing the beat

verb

1. intr to perform this dance

Derived Forms

• rock and roller, noun

Related Words

• popular music