Rock and Roll
What it means
The music, or more loosely, getting started with some energy behind it.
Where it comes from
Both words were sailors' terms for how a ship moves, rocking side to side and rolling with the swell. The pairing had been used in songs for decades before it named the music in the 1950s.
The puzzle it came from
Rock and Roll was the answer to the Phrasicle of April 24, 2025. The clue read ____ and ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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punk
rock
star
fish
bowl
roller
skate
park
bench
press
bread
roll
call
center
stage
traffic
light
house
plant
life
Phrasicle: Rock and Roll