millennial whoop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A repeated motif of three notes consisting of a fifth, followed by a third, and returning to the fifth, extremely common in pop music of the early 21st century.

Word forms

millennial whoop millennial whoops

Etymology

Coined in 2016 by the musician Patrick Metzger.

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