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ZYDECO
zydeco
(noun) music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and blues
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
zydeco (uncountable)
A form of Louisiana Creole music, characteristically performed by accordion and washboard bands, that combines Cajun and Creole roots music with elements of African American music.
Source: Wiktionary
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EARTHSHAKING
(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”
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