Definitions for skiffle
ˈskɪf əlskif·fle

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1. skifflenoun

   a style of popular music in the 1950s; based on American folk music and played on guitars and improvised percussion instruments

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1. skifflenoun

   A type of folk music, with jazz and blues influences, using home made or improvised instruments.

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1. Skiffle

   Skiffle is a genre of folk music with influences from American folk music, blues, country, bluegrass, and jazz, generally performed with a mixture of manufactured and homemade or improvised instruments. Originating as a form in the United States in the first half of the 20th century, it became extremely popular in United Kingdom in the 1950s, where it was played by such artists as Lonnie Donegan, The Vipers Skiffle Group, Ken Colyer, and Chas McDevitt. Skiffle was a major part of the early careers of some musicians who later became prominent jazz, pop, blues, folk, and rock performers, The Beatles and Rory Gallagher amongst them. It has been seen as a critical stepping stone to the second British folk revival, the British blues boom, and the British Invasion of American popular music.

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1. skiffle

   Skiffle is a genre of popular music that originated in the United States in the 1920s and evolved into its own unique style in the United Kingdom during the 1950s. It's characterized by the use of improvised or makeshift instruments, such as washboards, jugs, musical saws or empty jugs alongside traditional musical instruments. The genre typically features a blend of jazz, blues, folk and roots influences. Skiffle played a significant role in the development of subsequent music genres, particularly British rock and roll.

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1. Skiffle

   Skiffle is a type of popular music with jazz, blues, folk, and roots influences, usually using homemade or improvised instruments. Originating as a term in the United States in the first half of the twentieth century, it became popular again in the UK in the 1950s, where it was mainly associated with musician Lonnie Donegan and played a major part in beginning the careers of later eminent jazz, pop, blues, folk and rock musicians.

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1. Skiffle

   A small or neglible amount.

   On the southwestern coast of British Columbia we occasionally get a skiffle of snow.

   Etymology: Don't know

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on November 22, 2020  

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1. • Popular Music

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How to pronounce skiffle?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say skiffle in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of skiffle in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of skiffle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of skiffle in a Sentence

1. Tony Bramwell:

   There’s this whole legend about how great The Quarry Men were, but they barely played any gigs in their life, as soon as Paul joined, most of the others left because they wanted to play skiffle jazz and didn’t want to play rock and roll. Then George Harrison joined and completely demolished the idea of The Quarry Men as a folk skiffle band.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=skiffle
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Skiffle
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skiffle
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=skiffle
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=skiffle