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rock-and-roll

(räk′'n rōl′)

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noun

a form of popular music that evolved in the 1950s from rhythm and blues, characterized by the use of electric guitars, a strong rhythm with an accent on the offbeat, and youth-oriented lyrics

Origin: prob. first so used (1951) by Alan Freed, Cleveland disc jockey: use of rock, roll, rock and roll, etc., with ref. to sexual intercourse, is traditional in blues

See rock-and-roll in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Variant of rock 'n' roll.

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