"rockabilly" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɒkəˌbɪli/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹɑːkəˌbɪli/ [US] Forms: rockabillies [plural], rockabillys [plural]
Etymology: Blend of rock + hillbilly Etymology templates: {{blend|en|rock|hillbilly}} Blend of rock + hillbilly Head templates: {{en-noun|~|+|rockabillys}} rockabilly (countable and uncountable, plural rockabillies or rockabillys)
  1. (uncountable, music) A genre of music originating from the South (United States) and mixing elements of rock, blues, country, hillbilly boogie and bluegrass music. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Musical genres, People
    Sense id: en-rockabilly-en-noun-9UeEXZzm Disambiguation of People: 100 0 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 90 10 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (countable) A member of the subculture associated with rockabilly music. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-rockabilly-en-noun-WMHt6Ca9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: funkabilly, gothabilly, polkabilly, pornabilly, pornobilly, psychobilly, punkabilly

Inflected forms

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