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Word: Skiffle
Speech Type: Noun
1920s: perhaps imitative
ˈskɪfl
a kind of folk music with a blues or jazz flavour that was popular in the 1950s, played by a small group and often incorporating improvised instruments such as washboards.
Short Definition:kind of folk music with blues or jazz flavour that was popular in 1950s, played by small group and often incorporating improvised instruments such as washboards
a style of 1920s and 1930s jazz deriving from blues, ragtime, and folk music, using both improvised and conventional instruments.
Short Definition:style of 1920s and 1930s jazz deriving from blues, ragtime, and folk music
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