rockaboogien.
/ˈrɒkəˌbuːɡi/, U.S. /ˈrɑkəˌbʊɡi/ Originally: rock 'n' roll music, esp. when incorporating elements of boogie-woogie. In later use chiefly (usually somewhat humorous): rock music. Frequently attributive.
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jazz-rock1915
rockabilly1956
rockaboogie1956
hard rock1959
folk-rock1963
soft rock1965
surf rock1965
acid rock1966
raga rock1966
progressive rock1968
Christian rock1969
cock rock1970
punk1970
punk rock1970
space rock1970
swamp rock1970
techno-rock1971
glitter rock1972
grunge1973
glam-rock1974
pub rock1974
alternative rock1975
dinosaur rock1975
prog rock1976
AOR1977
New Wave1977
pomp rock1978
prog1978
anarcho-punk1979
stadium rock1979
oi1981
alt-rock1982
noise1982
noise-rock1982
trash1983
mosh1985
emo-core1986
Goth1986
rawk1987
emo1988
grindcore1989
darkwave1990
queercore1991
lo-fi1993
dadrock1994
nu metal1995
1956 B. Darnell et al. Rock-a-boogie Baby (song) He's got a little rattle He shakes around, I don't know where that rhythm he ever found, Oh he's a Rock-a-boogie Baby, Rock-a-boogie Baby of mine.
1956 Benson & Jones Rock-a-boogie Swing (song) You can see the kids a-dancin', Hear the music ring, It's a brand new beat, It's the rock-a-boogie swing... You got-ta rock. You got-ta roll.
1977 Zigzag Apr. 14/2 We were more refined, tasteful if you like, as opposed to the old good time rock-a-boogie.
1994 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Nexis) 17 Oct. 1 d The Mavericks inventive ‘rockaboogie’ take on Call Me the Breeze.
2004 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 27 June (Features) 24 As every 44 year-old knows, Thin Lizzy's greatest hits already exists... So a double CD celebrating provincial rockaboogie's finest achievement is fraught with a different kind of danger.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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