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rockabilly

/ˈɹɑːkəˌbɪli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
rock-a-bil-ly
IPA
/ˈɹɑːkəˌbɪli/
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A genre of music originating from the South (United States) and mixing elements of rock, blues, country, hillbilly boogie and bluegrass music.

Uncountable

noun

A member of the subculture associated with rockabilly music.

Countable

Etymology

Blend of rock + hillbilly.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɹɑːkəˌbɪli/
  • British English: /ˈɹɒkəˌbɪli/

Usage

Inflected Forms

rockabillies (plural) rockabillys (plural)

Derived Forms

funkabilly gothabilly metalbilly polkabilly pornabilly pornobilly psychobilly punkabilly thrashabilly

Frequently Paired Words

hillbilly music

Questions

How do you pronounce rockabilly?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɑːkəˌbɪli/.
What does rockabilly mean?
A genre of music originating from the South (United States) and mixing elements of rock, blues, country, hillbilly boogie and bluegrass music.
Where does rockabilly come from?
Blend of rock + hillbilly.

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