rock-'n'-roll
[
rok
-
uh
n-
rohl
]
/ˈrɒk ənˈroʊl/
noun
1.
a style of popular music that derives in part from blues and folk music and is marked by a heavily accented beat and a simple, repetitive phrase structure.
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to this music.
verb (used without object)
3.
to dance to or play rock-'n'-roll.
Also,
rock-and-roll
,
rock 'n' roll
.
Origin
1950-55;
contraction of phrase
rock and roll;
see
rock
2
Related forms
rock-'n'-roller,
noun