skiffle

[US]/'skɪf(ə)l/
[UK]/'skɪfl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. frühe Jazzmusik; laute Jazzmusik
Word Forms
Pluralskiffles

Phrases & Collocations

skiffle music

Skiffle-Musik

skiffle band

Skiffle-Band

skiffle guitar

Skiffle-Gitarre

skiffle genre

Skiffle-Genre

Example Sentences

Joel Veitch's career in animation took off after his skiffle kittens became an Internet phenomenon 5 years ago.

Joels Veitchs Karriere in der Animation begann vor 5 Jahren mit dem Internetphänomen seiner Skiffle-Kätzchen.

Real-world Examples

In July, 1957, Paul McCartney joined the Quarryman, John Lenno, skiffle Band.

Im Juli 1957 trat Paul McCartney der Skiffle-Band The Quarrymen von John Lenno bei.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

Shortly after the audition, the Quarrymen abandoned skiffle for the more promising rock and roll genre.

Kurz nach dem Vorsprechen gaben The Quarrymen das Skiffle für das vielversprechendere Rock-’n’-Roll-Genre auf.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

George wanted rock or skiffle or both and to do that he needed money encouragement and, well, a guitar.

George wollte Rock oder Skiffle oder beides, und dazu brauchte er Geld, Ermutigung und, nun ja, eine Gitarre.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

At one point, I was told to skiffle carrots.

Irgendwann wurde ich aufgefordert, Karotten zu skifflen.

Source: Miranda Season 3

The young Harrison started dressing up as a teddy boy, sporting drainpipe trousers and a quiff he listened avidly to Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly, as well as the early all-British skiffle records for the uninitiated.

Der junge Harrison begann, sich wie ein Teddy Boy zu kleiden, trug Schalenhosen und eine Quiff. Er hörte gespannt Chuck Berry und Buddy Holly zu, ebenso wie die frühen, rein britischen Skiffle-Aufnahmen für die Unwissenden.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

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