: popular music of Jamaican origin that combines elements of traditional Caribbean rhythms and jazz
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Alexander pulled out a baby-blue melodica to lay down a filthy ska rhythm for his band.
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
The early 1980s were my wheelhouse as far as punk, new wave and ska, and the Specials were high in the stratosphere of my favorites in those genres.
—George Tanner, Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2025
Disco happened, punk happened, reggae showed up in the U.S. again and stayed a long time, inspiring a burgeoning ska scene, and glam and metal bands made decent music and grand fashion statements.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2025
Synth-pop, R&B, grunge, ska: music to listen to on your Walkman — and on the soundtracks of iconic ’90s movies.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
The early 1980s were my wheelhouse as far as punk, new wave and ska, and the Specials were high in the stratosphere of my favorites in those genres.
—George Tanner, Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2025
Disco happened, punk happened, reggae showed up in the U.S. again and stayed a long time, inspiring a burgeoning ska scene, and glam and metal bands made decent music and grand fashion statements.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2025
Synth-pop, R&B, grunge, ska: music to listen to on your Walkman — and on the soundtracks of iconic ’90s movies.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ska
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“Ska.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ska. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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ska
noun
: popular music of Jamaican origin that combines elements of traditional Caribbean rhythms and jazz
Etymology
perhaps an alteration of scat "jazz singing with meaningless syllables"
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