swing music

1. 1.

   a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz

   Synonymsswingjive

   Broaderjazz

Questions about swing music

What does swing music mean?

swing music means "a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz".

What is another word for swing music?

Close synonyms include swing, jive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is swing music a common word?