Music Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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auroral chorus n. chirps, whistles, and quasi-musical sounds created by the electromagnetic effects of auroras in very low broadcast frequencies. (posted Apr. 24, 2006) [full entry…]

backpacker n. a fan of underground or non-mainstream hip-hop music, sometimes perceived as a poser, slummer, or elitist. (posted Jul. 30, 2004) [full entry…]

brick v. (generally) to fail; (of a person) to commit an error or do poorly; (especially in sports) to miss or fail to reach a target, goal, or destination; (of a musical recording) to fail to be successful or sell well; to stiff; (of an electronic device) to be rendered useless. (posted May. 19, 2006) [full entry…]

burping bedpost n. a bassoon. (posted Nov. 22, 2006) [full entry…]

circuit bending n. the manipulation or modification of electronics or electronic instruments, via chance short-circuiting, to create sounds or (experimental) music. (posted Dec. 10, 2004) [full entry…]

cut heads v. to compare musical skill in an informal competition; to hold a jam session. (posted Jan. 26, 2005) [full entry…]

dirty dirty n. the southern United States; the South. (posted Oct. 12, 2004) [full entry…]

hiplife n. a musical genre from Ghana which combines elements of American-style hip-hop and the Ghanaian pop genre known as highlife. (posted Aug. 10, 2004) [full entry…]

ho-wop n. a form of music which combines the sensibilities of the hip-hop and doo-wop genres. (posted Jul. 14, 2004) [full entry…]

Hurban n. a commercial radio programming format made of music intended to be popular with Black and Spanish-speaking city-dwellers. (posted Feb. 18, 2005) [full entry…]

item girl n. in Indian cinema, a woman who appears in an item song; (hence) a female actress, singer, or dancer, esp. one who is poised to become a star. (posted Oct. 5, 2004) [full entry…]

jukebox musical n. a theater show built around popular songs. (posted Feb. 18, 2005) [full entry…]

MP3Jing n. the live mixing or playing of recorded music in a dance club or other public space using a portable digital audio device such as an Apple iPod. (posted Dec. 21, 2004) [full entry…]

ponytail n. an executive of a music recording company, especially a music label’s A&R (artists and repertory) representative. (posted Jan. 17, 2006) [full entry…]

red light fever n. 1. excitement or unusual behavior when confronting a recording device, specifically: nervousness, giddiness, or talkativeness in front of a live microphone or video camera; the desiring or seeking of media attention. 2. in vehicles, a tendency to have a false start during a race; to run a red light. (posted Oct. 30, 2006) [full entry…]

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