skiffle
/'skifl/
Definition
- Noun:
- A style of popular music in the 1950s: "Skiffle" refers to a genre of music that was popular in the United Kingdom during the mid-1950s. It is characterized by its use of simple, often homemade or improvised instruments, such as washboards, tea-chest basses, and kazoos, alongside more conventional acoustic guitars and sometimes a harmonica or banjo. Its roots are in American folk, blues, and jazz music.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Lonnie Donegan was a key figure in the British skiffle movement.
- The band started by playing skiffle before moving on to rock and roll.
- He built a tea-chest bass to play in his school's skiffle group.
Advanced Usage
- "Skiffle group/band": A small musical ensemble that plays skiffle music.
- In the 1950s, many young musicians formed amateur skiffle groups.
Variants and Related Words
- Skiffler (n, rare): A musician who plays skiffle.
- The pub was full of enthusiastic skifflers.
Synonyms
- Folk-blues (n): A blend of folk and blues music, similar in its acoustic, roots-oriented style.
- Roots music (n): A broad term for traditional folk music styles, including those that influenced skiffle.
Related Idioms & Phrases
(No common idioms or phrasal verbs are directly and exclusively associated with the word "skiffle".)
Noun
- a style of popular music in the 1950s; based on American folk music and played on guitars and improvised percussion instruments
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