reggae
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reggae
- /ˈɹɛɡeɪ/
Rhymes with -ɛɡeɪ
Where it comes from
From Jamaican Creole rege (“rags; a quarrel”), see rag; originally used in the 1960s to describe a Jamaican dance. Compare ragtime. Broader musical sense popularized by the 1968 Maytals song “Do the Reggay”.
noun reggay
- A music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s and is heavily associated with Rastafarianism, featuring a heavy bass line and percussive rhythm guitar on the offbeat, often with close vocal harmonies. Near-synonym: (earlier) bluebeat
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: jamaican, marley, roots reggae, reggae rock, rockers reggae, rastafari, roots-reggae, rastafarianism, rocksteady, riddim, ragga, rastafarian, rasta, rastaman, lover's rock, ragtime
Translations
Talk about this word "reggae." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/reggae. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. reggae. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/reggae "reggae." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/reggae.Cite this
@misc{reggae_2026,
title = {reggae},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reggae},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
