Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

one drop

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.98 in modern English

Syllables: one -drop
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A style of drumming, prevalent in reggae and attributed to Winston Grennan, in which the snare and bass play on the same beat.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"1995: You have different intricate things that you do with your high hat while your bass drum and your snare might be playing the same beat, like the one drop, where the bass drum and the snare drum is playing identically. — drummer Nelson Miller interviewed by Carter Van Pelt in The Roots Is In The Rhythm"

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

one-drop (alternative)

Phrases

one-drop rule

Frequently Paired Words

one-drop rule

Questions

What does one drop mean?: A style of drumming, prevalent in reggae and attributed to Winston Grennan, in which the snare and bass play on the same beat.

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