paradiddle

noun

par·​a·​did·​dle ˈper-ə-ˌdi-dᵊl 

ˈpa-rə-

: a quick succession of drumbeats slower than a roll and alternating left- and right-hand strokes in a typical L-R-L-L, R-L-R-R pattern

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above