English Explanatory Dictionary

no wave

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A broad musical and artistic movement originating in the mid-1970s in New York City, typified by experimentation and performance art.

Word forms

no wave

Etymology

A punning rejection of the more commercial new wave movement.

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