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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A genre of music originating from the South (United States) and mixing elements of rock, blues, country, hillbilly boogie and bluegrass music. uncountable
2. 2
   a fusion of black music and country music that was popular in the 1950s; sometimes described as blues with a country beat wordnet
3. 3
   A member of the subculture associated with rockabilly music. countable

Example

More examples

"Tom is pretty good at playing rockabilly."

Etymology

Blend of rock + hillbilly.

Related phrases

hillbilly boogie

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