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Definitions of "Rub-a-dub"



1. Rub-a-dub


Definition

"Rub-A-Dub" or "Rub-A-Dub Style" is one the genres created during the passage between Reggae and Dancehall and was invented between the end of the 70s and the beginning of the 80s. The term "Rub-a-Dub" comes from a dance style where the man and woman rubs up very close together and grind their hips to the beat.


Example Sentences

Patois: Di gyal luv fi bubble pon di rub-a-dub music.
English: The girl loves to dance to the rub-a-dub music.


Related Words

At steppa , Infahmah , Shot a buss , Gyalis ,




posted by Greenllabel on March 1, 2017