Rabiz
Alternative forms
Origin
Borrowed from , perhaps an abbreviation of Russian Работники ИÑкуÑÑтва (Rabotniki Iskusstva, "Workers of Art"), a Soviet organization into which performers of folk music were once associated.
Full definition of rabiz
Noun
rabiz
- (music) A popular modern Armenian music style that shows Middle Eastern influences and is related to Russian blatnyak and Azeri . Most of the songs have a 6/8 rhythm.
- (slang) A member of an Armenian hillbilly subculture embracing rabiz music, exhibiting materialistic flamboyancy, using a blend of Russian and Armenian slang words, and wearing matching sport suits, sunglasses and shoes called Õ®Õ«Õ®Õ¡Õ¯.