rock steady

noun

1. the style of vocalized Jamaican popular music that succeeded ska and preceded reggae in the 1960s, influenced by American soul music and having a more upbeat tempo with emphasis on electric bass and guitar rather than on horns.

rock steady

noun

1. a type of slow Jamaican dance music of the 1960s

Word History and Origins

Origin of rock steady¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

From 1972, the Soul Train Line Dance to Aretha Franklin's "Rock Steady"

From The Daily Beast

Rock-steady the muzzle came down and covered the first indistinct brown bulk which entered the notch of the sights.

From Project Gutenberg

The old sea captain stood rock steady in the door, and at his shoulder was Carrots' rifle.

From Project Gutenberg

They were trembling now, not rock-steady as when they held the musket on the balcony at La Granja.

From Project Gutenberg

Carolyn reached out, brushed a windswept tuft of hair from above the rock-steady eyes that looked at her.

From Project Gutenberg

His eyes had a metallic glitter and his hand was rock-steady.

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