The Melody Maker (1926–2000).
The 907th most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 535 quotations (about 0.01% of all OED quotations).
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| auditioner | A person who conducts an audition. | 1927 | Go To Quotation |
| cha-cha | A type of ballroom dance to Latin-American rhythm; also, the music for this dance. Hence as v. intr. | 1954 | Go To Quotation |
| corniness | The condition or quality of being ‘corny’ (see corny adj. 1c). | 1932 | Go To Quotation |
| fleadh | = fleadh cheoil n. Cf. feis n. 2. | 1966 | Go To Quotation |
| gig | An engagement for a musician or musicians playing jazz, dance-music, etc.; spec.… | 1926 | Go To Quotation |
| gliss. | abbrev. of glissando n. | 1926 | Go To Quotation |
| goofus | (See quot. 1952.) | 1928 | Go To Quotation |
| jobsworth | A person in authority (esp. a minor official) who insists on adhering to rules and… | 1970 | Go To Quotation |
| loon | pl. A style of close-fitting casual trousers widely flared from the knees to the ankles.… | 1971 | Go To Quotation |
| manzello | R. Kirk's name for: a type of musical instrument resembling a soprano saxophone, used in jazz music. | 1962 | Go To Quotation |
| multi-keyboard | Making use of or incorporating two or more keyboards. | 1975 | Go To Quotation |
| multitracker | A multitrack tape recorder. | 1986 | Go To Quotation |
| musical saw | A handsaw played with a bow like a stringed instrument, typically with the tip of the… | 1927 | Go To Quotation |
| musicassette | A tape cassette of pre-recorded music; a music cassette. | 1966 | Go To Quotation |
| palais | = palais de danse n. Now chiefly hist. | 1928 | Go To Quotation |
| paradiddle | Music. One of the basic patterns (rudiments) of drumming, consisting of four even… | 1927 | Go To Quotation |
| poove | intr. To speak or behave in an effeminate or affected manner. | 1971 | Go To Quotation |
| scat | A style of improvised singing in which meaningless but expressive syllables, usu.… | 1929 | Go To Quotation |
| slap-tongue | intr. To produce a staccato effect in playing the saxophone by striking the tongue against the reed. | 1927 | Go To Quotation |
| Strat | A proprietary name for: a model of electric guitar (also called Stratocaster). | 1972 | Go To Quotation |
| swingy | Of music: see swing n. 10b. | 1933 | Go To Quotation |
| theatrette | A small theatre. | 1927 | Go To Quotation |
| trad | Short for traditional jazz. Also attrib. | 1956 | Go To Quotation |
| trem | Also trem arm. = tremolo arm n. at tremolo n. Additions. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
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