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Jive talk, also known as Harlem jive or simply Jive, the argot of jazz, jazz jargon, vernacular of the jazz world, slang of jazz, and parlance of hip [1] is an African-American Vernacular English slang or vocabulary that developed in Harlem, where "jive" was played and was adopted more widely in African-American society, peaking in the 1940s.
The origin of the word jazz is one of the most sought-after etymologies in modern American English. Interest in the word – named the Word of the Twentieth Century by the American Dialect Society – has resulted in considerable research and the linguistic history is well documented. "Jazz" originated in slang around 1912 on the West Coast.
Most slang names for marijuana and hashish date to the jazz era, when it was called gauge, jive, reefer. Weed is a commonly used slang term for drug cannabis. New slang names, like trees, came into use early in the twenty-first century. [2] [3] [4]
A jazz term which is the equivalent of the classical term tacet; it instructs the player to cease playing for a section or tune. lead. In guitar playing, a single-note melody or solo line. In Britain, the term also refers to a patch cable that is used to connect an electric guitar to an amp. The word is pronounced "leed". lead bass
It has been found in print as early as 1946, in Really the Blues, the autobiography of jazz saxophonist Mezz Mezzrow. [2] The word appears in advertising spots for the 1947 film Miracle on 34th Street , and in the same year the phrase “Everything’s groovy” was included on a 78 rpm recording of “ Open The Door, Richard ” sung by Walter ...
The terms hipster or hepcat, as used in the 1940s, referred to aficionados of jump blues and jazz, in particular bebop, which became popular in the early 1940s. The hipster subculture adopted the lifestyle of the jazz musician, including some or all of the following features: Conk hairstyles, loose fitting or oversize suits with loud colors ...
Square. (slang) Square is slang for a person who is conventional and old-fashioned, similar to a fuddy-duddy. [ 1][ 2][ 3] This sense of the word "square" originated with the American jazz community in the 1940s in reference to people out of touch with musical trends. [ 1] Older senses of the term square, referring positively to someone or ...
Getty Images Detroit slang is an ever-evolving dictionary of words and phrases with roots in regional Michigan, the Motown music scene, African-American communities and drug culture, among others.