rockabilly

rock·a·bil·ly  (rk-bl)

n.

A form of popular music combining features of rock 'n' roll and bluegrass.

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[rock ('n' roll) + (hill)billy.]

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rockabilly [ˈrɒkəˌbɪlɪ]

n

(Music / Pop Music)

a.  a fast, spare style of White rock music which originated in the mid-1950s in the US South

b.  (as modifier) a rockabilly number

[from rock (and roll) + (hill)billy]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

rockabilly - a fusion of black music and country music that was popular in the 1950s; sometimes described as blues with a country beat popular music, popular music genre - any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time)

Translations

rockabilly [ˌrɒkəˈbɪli]

n → rockabilly m

modif [band, style, music, trio] → rockabilly inv
rock and roll rock 'n' roll, rock'n'roll [ˌrɒkənˈrəʊl] n (= music) → rock and roll m, rock m
rock-and-roll rock-'n'-roll, rock'n'roll [ˌrɒkənˈrəʊl] modif [singer] → de rock; [music] → rock inv; [group, band, number, record, album] → de rock; [lifestyle] → rock and roll inv; [legend] → du rock
rock art n → art m rupestre
rock band n → groupe m de rock
rock bottom

n
to hit rock bottom, to reach rock bottom [prices] → atteindre son niveau le plus bas; [morale] → être au plus bas; [person] → toucher le fond
Her spirits reached rock bottom → Son moral était au plus bas.
His confidence hit rock bottom
BUT Il n'avait plus du tout confiance en lui.
rock-bottom [ˌrɒkˈbɒtəm] adj [prices, interest rates] → minuscule
"rock-bottom prices" → "prix sacrifiés"
rock chick n → rockeuse f
rock climber n → varappeur/euse m/f
rock climbing n → varappe f
to go rock climbing → faire de la varappe