freestyleとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From free +‎ style.

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɹiːˌstaɪl/

名詞

freestyle (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 freestyles)

1. (sports) A sports event where competitors can choose their own method of participation.
   1. (swimming) A swimming event in which the contestants may choose any stroke.
      1. (swimming, by extension) The swimming stroke commonly referred to as the front crawl or the Australian crawl.
   2. (skiing) A cross-country skiing event in which the competitors may choose any style of skiing.
      1. (skiing, by extension) The skiing style commonly referred to as skating.
   3. (wrestling) A style of wrestling in which any non-injurious holds are permitted.
2. (music) A form of rapping in which the emcee makes up lyrics while performing.
   • 2014, Michael W. Waters, Freestyle: Reflections on Faith, Family, Justice, and Pop Culture‎^[1], Fresh Air Books, →ISBN:

     In the world of hip hop, many freestyle artists have been known to speak, “Check one, check two!” into the microphone. The phrasing serves two purposes: (1) to put the freestyle artist on rhythm with the beat and (2) […]

3. (by extension, attributive) Anything done in an improvised or unrestricted way.
   • 2012, Sarah Marx Feldner, A Cook's Journey to Japan: 100 Homestyle Recipes from Japanese Kitchens‎^[2], Tuttle Publishing, →ISBN:

     (While there are definitely a large number of Japanese cookbooks out there with detailed instructions かつ measurements, it was this freestyle cooking philosophy I most frequently encountered.)

4. (music) Ellipsis of Latin freestyle, a form of electronic dance music.
   • 2012 March 2, Nick Minichino, “A Quick Primer On Freestyle: 1980s Dancepop's Most Underheralded Genre”, in The Village Voice‎^[3]:

     A not always visibly but nevertheless significantly Latin music, freestyle originated alongside hip-hop in the Bronx and achieved a quicker yet more fleeting commercial success. The style’s similarities to contemporaneous R&B and hi-NRG endeared it to pop radio programmers, […]

   • 2012, Simon Reynolds, Energy Flash, Soft Skull Press, page 281:

     Already a veteran DJ-producer on New York’s freestyle scene, 23-year-old Frankie Bones was flown to England for an Energy rave.

派生語

• Latin freestyle
• Miami freestyle
• freestyle wrestling

動詞

freestyle (三人称単数 現在形 freestyles, 現在分詞 freestyling, 過去形および過去分詞形 freestyled)

1. (intransitive, especially in rap music) To improvise one's own style; to ad-lib.
   • 2016, Jensen Karp, Kanye West Owes Me $300: And Other True Stories from a White Rapper Who Almost Made It Big, Crown, →ISBN, page 47:

     And just hours after the famous golfer died in an airplane accident, I freestyled to a less talented rival, “Stop now before you get hurt / Your whole style should never take flight like Payne Stewart.”

2. (intransitive) To improvise one's dance moves; dance freely.