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rockabilly en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹɒkəˌbɪli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɹɑːkəˌbɪli/ (US)

Etymology

Blend of rock + hillbilly.

Meanings

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
rockabillys Number=Plur lexicographic
rockabillies Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

hillbilly music

Deriveds

polkabilly · pornabilly · pornobilly · thrashabilly · metalbilly · punkabilly · gothabilly · funkabilly · psychobilly

Hypernyms

music