单词 | rock-out |
释义 | rock-outn. colloquial (originally U.S.). An instance of rocking out; esp. an energetic or improvisational performance of rock music. Cf. to rock out at rock v.1 10c. ΚΠ 1968 Los Angeles Times 7 Apr. e19/1 Members of Solteros and Spinsters, bachelors and spinsters groups, gather for a ‘rock-out’ this afternoon. 1979 Texas Monthly Apr. 183/1 This venture, though unevenly recorded, welds together Chicano mutations..with white boy rockouts from the Creedence school. 1990 Guardian 28 May 28/8 The same band which had played so well for Cash turned into a stolid, lumbering beast behind him, as he led them through numerous undistinguished rock-outs. 2003 Gay Times Feb. 99/2 At a recent London gig, her performance was a veritable tour de force—an all-knobs-at-10 rock-out. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). rock-outadj. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). Esp. of music or in a musical context: characterized by an energetic and often improvisational style; being or characteristic of hard-driving rock music. Cf. to rock out at rock v.1 10c. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > pop music > [adjective] > qualities of pop metal?1518 anthemic1890 Afro-Latin-American1900 sun-kissed1907 heavy1937 Latin American1937 Memphis1938 sun-drenched1943 indie1945 rockish1955 hardcore1957 doo-wop1958 middle of the road1959 Latin1962 straight-ahead1964 easy listening1965 Motown1965 funky1967 post-rock1967 rocky1967 rock-out1968 funkadelic1969 funked out1970 grungy1971 punk1971 grunge1972 Philly1972 dub1973 drum and bass1975 disco funky1976 punkish1976 reggaefied1976 Britpop1977 post-punk1977 anarcho-punk1979 rap1980 trash rock1980 crunchy1981 industrial1981 New Romantic1981 rockist1981 garage1982 hip-hop1982 thrashy1982 urban1982 Gothic1983 hip-hopping1983 beat-box1984 lo-fi1986 technoid1986 hip-house1987 acid house1988 new jack1988 old school1988 techno1988 baggy1990 banging1990 gangsta1990 filthy1991 handbaggy1991 nu skool1991 sampladelic1991 junglist1993 1968 Surfer Jan. 47/3 Maria likes rock-out dancing and surfing. 1977 Rolling Stone 5 May 74/3 Lofgren changes the rock-out showpiece of hero Keith into a more subdued and funky shuffle. 1995 Muzik July 45/3 By the time that ‘Sour Times’ is wrenched apart by a rock-out breakdown, Beth resorting to growling in desperation, I'm speechless. 1997 Time Out 10 Sept. 112/4 The tacked-on rock-out ending; and, clearest of all, the guitar solos that lean back casually and shake that long mane of permed black hair. 2003 I. MacDonald People's Music 112 ‘Meat City’,..with its abrasive noise-scape,..irregular rhythmic structure and blazing rock-out impetus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1968adj.1968 |
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