English Explanatory Dictionary

rockabilly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɒkəˌbɪli/ /ˈɹɑːkəˌbɪli/

Word forms

rockabilly rockabillies rockabillys

Etymology

Blend of rock + hillbilly.

Derived words

funkabilly gothabilly metalbilly polkabilly pornabilly pornobilly psychobilly punkabilly thrashabilly
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