crooked tune

noun

A folk song with a deviant number of beats.

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Meanings

nouncrooked tune (uncountable)
  1. USuncountableentertainmentA folk song with a deviant number of beats.
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APA

crooked tune. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crooked%20tune

MLA

“crooked tune.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crooked%20tune. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crooked tune,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crooked%20tune.

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