SKIFFLE

Meaning of SKIFFLE in English

/ ˈskɪfl; NAmE / noun

a type of music popular in the 1950s, that was a mixture of jazz and folk music

For more information see the Cultural Guide

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WORD ORIGIN

1920s: perhaps imitative.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

SKIFFLE — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1926 American jazz or folk music played entirely or in part on nonstandard instruments (as …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SKIFFLE — ˈskifəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: perhaps imitative : American jazz or folk music played entirely or in part on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SKIFFLE
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SKIFFLE — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1926 : American jazz or folk music played entirely or in part on nonstandard instruments …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SKIFFLE — ■ noun 1》 Brit. a kind of folk music popular in the 1950s, often incorporating improvised instruments such as washboards. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SKIFFLE — [skif.fle] n [origin unknown] (1926): American jazz or folk music played entirely or in part on nonstandard instruments (as jugs, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SKIFFLE — style of music played on rudimentary instruments, first popularized in the United States in the 1920s but revived by British …
Britannica English vocabulary
SKIFFLE — skiffle BrE AmE ˈskɪf ə l
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SKIFFLE — skif ‧ fle /ˈskɪf ə l/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] especially British English a type of popular music played in …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SKIFFLE — n. a kind of folk music played by a small group, mainly with a rhythmic accompaniment to a singing guitarist …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SKIFFLE — n. a kind of folk music played by a small group, mainly with a rhythmic accompaniment to a singing guitarist …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SKIFFLE — n. a kind of folk music played by a small group, mainly with a rhythmic accompaniment to a singing guitarist …
Oxford English vocab
SKIFFLE — Skiffle is a type of music, popular in the 1950s, played by a small group using household objects as well …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SKIFFLE — Skiffle is a type of music, popular in the 1950s, played by a small group using household objects as well …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SKIFFLE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ It was a skiffle group basically. ▪ It was coming towards the tail-end of skiffle …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SKIFFLE — [noun] [U] - a type of music popular in the 1950s, a mixture of jazz and folk music, in which …
Cambridge English vocab
SKIFFLE — An argument, a row, a fight. Example: They had another skiffle today and now they aren't friends. Who would be …
Slang English vocab
SKIFFLE — n [ U ] 1. ( in Britain ) a style of 1950s pop music. It was a mixture of …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
SKIFFLE — скиффл (разновидность поп-музыки (pop music) с подчёркнутым ритмом; наряду с гитарами и барабанами при её исполнении в качестве ударного инструмента …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
SKIFFLE — (просторечие) спешка, горячка (просторечие) спешная работа скифл (народные песни в исполнении певца-гитариста с импровизированным ансамблем)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SKIFFLE — Скиффл
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SKIFFLE — _I ʹskıf(ə)l n прост. 1> спешка, горячка 2> спешная работа _II ʹskıf(ə)l n скифл ( народные песни в исполнении певца-гитариста …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SKIFFLE — (n) горячка; спешка; спешная работа
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SKIFFLE — (0) скифл
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SKIFFLE — I [ʹskıf(ə)l] n прост. 1) спешка, горячка 2) спешная работа II [ʹskıf(ə)l] n скифл ( народные песни в исполнении певца-гитариста …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SKIFFLE — _I ʹskıf(ə)l n прост. 1> спешка, горячка 2> спешная работа _II ʹskıf(ə)l n скифл ( народные песни в исполнении певца-гитариста …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SKIFFLE — n. спешка, скифл
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SKIFFLE — n. спешка, скифл
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SKIFFLE — скиффл (разновидность поп-музыки [pop music] с подчёркнутым ритмом; наряду с гитарами и барабанами при её исполнении в качестве ударного инструмента …
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
SKIFFLE — (просторечие) спешка, горячка (просторечие) спешная работа скифл (народные песни в исполнении певца-гитариста с импровизированным ансамблем)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SKIFFLE — n. Pronunciation: ' ski-f ə l Function: noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1926 : American jazz or folk music played …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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