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noun
A type of folk music, with jazz and blues influences, using homemade or improvised instruments.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Synonym of skiff (“light shower of rain or snow; light dusting of snow or ice (on ground, water, etc)”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: skiff
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verb
To play skiffle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To move in a way that stirs up and moves anything loose lying on the surface.
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noun
a style of popular music in the 1950s; based on American folk music and played on guitars and improvised percussion instruments
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: popular music, popular music genre
History
From or related to Scots skiffle, from skiff (whence English skiff (“light rain, snow, etc”), which see for more). Related to skift (“light dusting of snow”).
