rock and roll

Etymology
From move back and forth +  + ; originally a verb phrase common among African Americans, meaning "to have sexual intercourse"; it was a  that appeared in song titles since at least 1914 (Trixie Smith's "My Man Rocks Me With One Steady Roll").

As a name for a specific style of popular music from the early 1950s, popularized by disc jockey Alan Freed in reference to the euphemistic use in song titles.

Pronunciation

 * ; see usage note
 * ; see usage note

Noun

 * 1)  A genre of popular music that evolved in the 1950s from a combination of rhythm and blues and country music, characterized by electric guitars, strong rhythms, and youth-oriented lyrics.
 * 2)  A style of vigorous dancing associated with this genre of music.
 * 3)  An intangible feeling, philosophy, belief or allegiance relating to rock music, characterized by unbridled enthusiasm, hedonism, and cynical regard for authoritarian bodies.
 * 4)  Dole,  payment by the state to the unemployed.
 * 5)  The full automatic fire capability selection on a selective fire weapon.
 * 6)  The ability to run the picture and audio back and forth in synchronization, allowing the correction of mistakes during dubbing.
 * 1)  The full automatic fire capability selection on a selective fire weapon.
 * 2)  The ability to run the picture and audio back and forth in synchronization, allowing the correction of mistakes during dubbing.
 * 1)  The ability to run the picture and audio back and forth in synchronization, allowing the correction of mistakes during dubbing.

Usage notes

 * When pronounced, the word "and" in this phrase, as in many others, is frequently reduced to a mere or  (i.e. pronounced "rok-an-roll" or "raw-kn-roll). When this occurs, it is often reflected in contracted spellings like  (see alternative forms above).
 * Rock and roll is sometimes taken to encompass a particular style of music from roughly the mid-1940s to circa 1966. It is otherwise taken to be largely synonymous with rock music, which encompasses a much wider range of more modern styles.

Derived terms

 * death 'n' roll
 * rock and roller
 * un-rock and roll

Translations

 * Arabic: رُوك أَنْد رُول, رُوك أَنْد رُول
 * Belarusian: рок-н-ро́лл
 * Bulgarian: рокендро́л
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: rock'n'roll, rokenrol
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: rokenrolo
 * French: ,
 * Georgian: როკ-ენ-როლი
 * German: Rock and Roll, Rock 'n' Roll
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: רוק אנד רול
 * Hindi: रॉक एंड रोल
 * Irish: rac-cheol
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 로큰롤
 * Lithuanian: rokenrolas
 * Maori: rakapioi, puoro rakapioi
 * Persian: راک اند رول
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:, rock and roll
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Thai:
 * Ukrainian: рок-н-рол
 * Vietnamese:
 * Welsh: roc a rôl


 * Polish: ,

Verb

 * 1)  To have sex.
 * 2) To play rock and roll music.
 * 3) To start, commence, begin, get moving.
 * 1) To start, commence, begin, get moving.
 * 1) To start, commence, begin, get moving.

Etymology
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Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)   style of music