rock and roll en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹɒk ən(d)ˈɹəʊl/ (UK)
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈɹɑk ən(d)ˈɹoʊl/ (US)
Etymology
From rock (move back and forth) + and + roll; originally a verb phrase common among African Americans, meaning "to have sexual intercourse"; it was a euphemism 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.
Meanings
- (uncountable) 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.
- (uncountable) A style of vigorous dancing associated with this genre of music.
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(attributive, especially, uncountable) An intangible feeling, philosophy, belief or allegiance relating to rock music, characterized by unbridled enthusiasm, hedonism, and cynical regard for authoritarian bodies.
rock and roll lifestyle
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(Cockney, slang, uncountable) Dole, payment by the state to the unemployed.
I'm back on rock and roll
- (US, slang, uncountable) The full automatic fire capability selection on a selective fire weapon.
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(uncountable) The ability to run the picture and audio back and forth in synchronization, allowing the correction of mistakes during dubbing.
An alternative method is the use of ADR (automated dialogue replacement), which consists basically of a high speed rock and roll dubbing system and a programmable locating device.
2014, K. G. Jackson, G. B. Townsend, TV & Video Engineer's Reference Book, pages 38–7:The dubbing theatre is a viewing theatre equipped for running the picture with a great many tracks interlocked to run synchronously. Once laced up, they can be run forwards or backwards remaining in synch; when it was first introduced this system was given the name 'rock and roll'.
2004, Robert Angell, Getting Into Films & Television, page 56:It is very rare that an entire commentary is recorded in one take. If you need to stop for some reason — the performance isn't quite right, there's a rustle of papers, etc — you can always go back on the recording and pick it up from the point at which it went wrong. This is known as rock and roll.
2012, Colin Hart, Television Program Making, page 196:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rock-n-roll | alternative | lexicographic | |
| rock 'n' roll | alternative | lexicographic | |
| rock-'n'-roll | alternative | lexicographic | |
| rock 'n roll | alternative | lexicographic | |
| rock n roll | alternative | lexicographic | |
| rock'n'roll | alternative | lexicographic | |
| rock & roll | alternative | lexicographic | |
| rock-and-roll | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll · rock and roller · un-rock and roll · death 'n' roll
Translations (42)
pl rock'n'roll (style of music) · de Rock and Roll (style of music) · ru рок-н-ро́лл (style of music) · es rocanrol (style of music) · hi रॉक एंड रोल (style of music) · ko 로큰롤 (style of music) · pt rock (style of music) · mi rakapioi (style of music) · fr rock 'n' roll (style of music) · uk рок-н-рол (style of music) · el ροκ εντ ρολ (style of music) · nl rock-'n-roll (style of music) · ka როკ-ენ-როლი (style of music) · fr rock and roll (style of music) · ar رُوك أَنْد رُول (style of music) · bg рокендро́л (style of music) · pl rock'n'roll (style of vigorous dancing associated with this genre of music) · vi lắc và lộn (style of music) · cmn 搖滾 /摇滚 (style of music) · fa راک اند رول (style of music) · he רוק אנד רול (style of music) · mi puoro rakapioi (style of music) · ja ロックンロール (style of music) · cy roc a rôl (style of music) · mk рокенро́л (style of vigorous dancing associated with this genre of music) · es rock and roll (style of music) · lt rokenrolas (style of music) · cs rokenrol (style of music) · pl rock and roll (style of vigorous dancing associated with this genre of music) · ro rock (style of music) · eo rokenrolo (style of music) · ar رُوك أَنْد رُول (style of music) · bg рокендрол (style of vigorous dancing associated with this genre of music) · pl rock and roll (style of music) · de Rock 'n' Roll (style of music) · mk рокенро́л (style of music) · cs rock'n'roll (style of music) · ga rac-cheol (style of music) · be рок-н-ро́лл (style of music) · ro rock and roll (style of music) · fi rock and roll (style of music) · pt rock and roll (style of music)