stylee

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Jamaica/stʌɪˈliː/

noun

style

“CMJ New Music Monthly A cornucopia of hyped-up breakbeats, keyboard squiggles, surf grooves, dancehall stylee, dumb loops and much atonal shouting along, Far In dares you not to smile.”

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Meanings

noun
  1. slangentertainmentstyle

    CMJ New Music Monthly A cornucopia of hyped-up breakbeats, keyboard squiggles, surf grooves, dancehall stylee, dumb loops and much atonal shouting along, Far In dares you not to smile.

    2 more examples

    In state-of-the-art dance hall, the bass booms like electrified tympani, the snare gets busy inna quasimilitary techno stylee […]

    1991, The Beat

    Thrill as Babyface protégé Jon B sings "Pride & Joy" inna ragga stylee, and keep in mind that hardcore reggae (see last year's blockbuster "Who Am I") makes the best crossover.

    1999, SPIN, volume 15, number 8, page 155

Origin

A form of style in Jamaican patois.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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