[ˈskɪfl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a kind of folk music with a blues or jazz flavour that was popular in the 1950s, played by a small group and often incorporating improvised instruments such as washboards

- a style of 1920s and 1930s jazz deriving from blues, ragtime, and folk music, using both improvised and conventional instruments


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Origin:
1920s: perhaps imitative