Calypsolike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling calypso music.

    "The band is called Let Freedom Swing, and in Thursday night’s early set it played […] a calypsolike “We Shall Overcome”; and a version of Herbie Hancock ’s strange bossa nova “I Have a Dream.”"

Example

More examples

"The band is called Let Freedom Swing, and in Thursday night’s early set it played […] a calypsolike “We Shall Overcome”; and a version of Herbie Hancock ’s strange bossa nova “I Have a Dream.”"

Etymology

From calypso + -like.

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