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rhythm and blues en · NOUN

Etymology

First use appears c. 1924, in Billboard, replacing earlier race music.

Meanings

1. A style of music combining elements of jazz and blues, with syncopated rhythms and a strong backbeat, originating among African Americans in the 1940s.
2. (Cockney, slang) Shoes.

Deriveds

contemporary R&B

Relateds

race music

Synonyms

R & B

Translations (11)

ru ритм-н-блю́з (rhythm and blues) · cmn 節奏布魯斯 /节奏布鲁斯 (rhythm and blues) · ja リズム・アンド・ブルース (rhythm and blues) · ko 리듬 앤 블루스 (rhythm and blues) · eo ritmenbluso (rhythm and blues) · fi rhythm and blues (rhythm and blues) · sv rhythm and blues (rhythm and blues) · ru ритм-энд-блю́з (rhythm and blues) · ka რიტმ-ენდ-ბლუზი (rhythm and blues) · de Rhythm and Blues (rhythm and blues) · mi puoro ūngeri kōrangaranga (rhythm and blues)