English Explanatory Dictionary

reggae

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s and is heavily associated with Rastafarianism, featuring a heavy bass line and percussive rhythm guitar on the offbeat, often with close vocal harmonies.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɛɡeɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-reggae.wav En-us-reggae.ogg

Word forms

reggae reggay

Etymology

From Jamaican Creole rege (“rags; a quarrel”), see rag; originally used in the 1960s to describe a Jamaican dance. Compare ragtime. Broader musical sense popularized by the 1968 Maytals song “Do the Reggay”.

Derived words

cod reggae reggae fusion reggaeish reggae rock reggaeton rockers reggae roots reggae seggae
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