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skiffle

Syllabification: (skif·fle)
Pronunciation: /ˈskifəl/

Definition of skiffle

noun

  • 1(in the US) a style of 1920s and 1930s jazz deriving from blues, ragtime, and folk music, using both improvised and conventional instruments.
  • 2British a kind of folk music with a blues or jazz flavor that was popular in the 1950s, played by a small group and often incorporating improvised instruments such as washboards.

Origin:

1920s: perhaps imitative

skiffle in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of skiffle in the British & World English dictionary