See also: DNB and ḏnb

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DnB (uncountable)

  1. Abbreviation of drum and bass.
    Synonym: D&B
    • 2015 March 6, Angus Harrison, “Premiere: Wilkinson is Making Drum 'n' Bass for Late Night Text Sessions”, in VICE[1], archived from the original on 2024-03-01:
      For a drum 'n' bass producer, Wilkinson also shifts NUMBERS, with his last album Lazer's Not Included going to number one on the iTunes Dance Chart. The lead single from that album went on to sell 300,000 copies making him a veritable Drizzy of the DnB world.
    • 2023 December 1, Gwilym Mumford, “The Guide #115: Can anyone beat Oppenheimer, and other reader mailbag questions”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian[2], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-02-27:
      Talk of a DnB revival tends to bubble up every few years, and some – the Redditors sharing the latest clattering breakbeats and disgusting drops on their forum, say – would argue it's never gone away.