backbeat
1. a type of music that puts emphasis on beats 2 and 4.
2. a rhythmic quality in music where a beat either is slightly late or gives the illusion of being slightly late.
3. a personal trait of being late.
1. james brown’s music was groundbreaking in putting emphasis on the first beat; he called such music “the one.”
2. lay that snare drum down in a more relaxed manner, more backbeat.
3. ricky is always late to rehearsal, he’s so backbeat.
in jazz, rhythmic accent of a secondary nature (1940’s); one’s heart movement.
i could almost listen to the back beat of her heart, soft but abrupt at the same time when i hugged her tight.
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