variants
or rock 'n' roll
: popular music usually played on electronically amplified instruments and characterized by a persistent heavily accented beat, repetition of simple phrases, and often country, folk, and blues elements : rock entry 2 sense 2
If many older people had been suspicious of the jukebox in the early fifties, they were even more affronted by the success of rock and roll after 1954.—
Dominic Sandbrook
Dominic SandbrookThe industry has changed. Is it no longer sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll?—AP News
—often used before another nounAP Newsrock and roll legends/albums
… Jack is in his corset, Jane is in her vest. And me, I'm in a rock 'n' roll band …—The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
rocked and rolled; rocking and rolling; rock and rolls
1
: to perform or dance to rock and roll music
Mark headed off to Liverpool over the weekend, where he did a little rocking and rolling.—Paula Zahn
Paula Zahn2
informal
: to start out or get going energetically
He was wide awake and ready to rock and roll at 5:00 A.M.—Gideon Wulff
Gideon Wulff… an overwhelming majority of the U.S. population has a primal desire to unfold a badass pair of shades, slide them onto their head … throw a jacket over their shoulder, and utter, "let's rock and roll."—The Onion
The OnionExamples of rock and roll in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebMichael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Plumber, car horn tuner, slaughterhouse worker, the greatest frontman in the history of rock and roll.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2024
Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Mar. 2023
Hedi Slimane, the current creative director of the French fashion house Celine, has always had a knack for the aesthetics of the rock and roll lifestyle: tight silhouettes here, leather there, and the use of large aviator sunglasses everywhere.
—Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 6 Mar. 2023
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Noun
Put your foot in it and keep the engine spun up, ready to rock and roll.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Plumber, car horn tuner, slaughterhouse worker, the greatest frontman in the history of rock and roll.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2024
Verb
Simone Jackson: The Underground Disco Icon The world of Daisy Jones & The Six isn’t all rock and roll.
—Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Mar. 2023
Hedi Slimane, the current creative director of the French fashion house Celine, has always had a knack for the aesthetics of the rock and roll lifestyle: tight silhouettes here, leather there, and the use of large aviator sunglasses everywhere.
—Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 6 Mar. 2023
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“Rock and roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rock%20and%20roll. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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