skiffle
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
skiffle/ˈskɪfl/
▶noun
- 1 Brit. a kind of folk music popular in the 1950s, often incorporating improvised instruments such as washboards.
- 2 US a style of 1920s and 1930s jazz using both improvised and conventional instruments.
– origin 1920s: perh. imitative.
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