Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

purdie shuffle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: pur-die shuf-fle
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A style of rhythm in popular music incorporating precise half note, backbeats, and grooves.

Example Sentences

"The Purdie shuffles below use diddles with ghost notes."
"Thirty-five or forty years later, every drummer in the world has to learn the Purdie shuffle."

Etymology

Named after jazz and R&B drummer Bernard Purdie.

Inflected Forms

Purdie shuffles (plural)

Synonyms

ghost note shuffle

Questions

What does purdie shuffle mean?: A style of rhythm in popular music incorporating precise half note, backbeats, and grooves.
Where does purdie shuffle come from?: Named after jazz and R&B drummer Bernard Purdie.

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