rocknrollとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

As a name for a specific style of music, from c.1954. Originally a verb phrase common among Black speakers of English, meaning "have sexual intercourse"; it was a euphemism with a hidden meaning that appeared in song titles and dance styles since the early 1930’s.

発音

• IPA: /ˈɹɒkændˈɹeʊl/, /ˈɹɒkənˈɹeʊl/; see usage note below

名詞

rock and roll (uncountable)

1. Style of music characterized by a basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, drums, and vocals (generally with bass guitar). Generally used to refer to the 1950’s rock, and rock of its style, quite close to swing.
2. Style of vigorous dancing associated with this 1950’s music.
3. An intangible feeling, philosophy, belief or allegiance relating to rock music (generally from the 1970s–1980s), and heavy metal bearing certain elements of this music, pertaining to unbridled enthusiasm, cynical regard for certain Christian and authoritarian bodies, and attitudes befitting some degree of youthful debauchery. This meaning is sometimes used as an exclamation, in describing traits of certain people, and so on.
4. (UK) (rhyming slang) dole.

使用する際の注意点

• When pronounced, the word "and" in this phrase, as in many others, is frequently reduced to a mere /ən/ or /n/ (i.e. pronounced "rok-an-roll" または "raw-kn-roll). When this occurs, it is often reflected in contracted spellings like rock 'n' roll (see alternative forms above).

動詞

to rock かつ roll (三人称単数 現在形 rocks かつ rolls または rock かつ rolls, 現在分詞 rocking かつ rolling または rock かつ rolling, 過去形および過去分詞形 rocked かつ rolled または rock かつ rolled)

1. To play rock and roll music.
2. (slang, euphemism) To have sex.
3. To start, commence, begin, get moving.

   Does everyone know what car they're going in? Then let's rock and roll!

使用する際の注意点

• The use of this phrase as a euphemism for sexual intercourse predates the "style of music" sense above. It was originally prevalent among African Americans.

同意語

• see WikiSaurus:sexual intercourse.