Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

freakbeat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: freak-beat
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A genre of hard-driving British rock music, often from the 1960s and associated with a mod following.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The couple had already put in the hard yards: Fred started out in '60s freakbeat combos The Weeds and Lollipop Shoppe, with Toody joining him in early '80s punk trio The Rats."

Etymology

From freak + beat, coined by English music journalist Philip Lloyd-Smee.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does freakbeat mean?: A genre of hard-driving British rock music, often from the 1960s and associated with a mod following.
Where does freakbeat come from?: From freak + beat, coined by English music journalist Philip Lloyd-Smee.

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