antirock

See also: anti-rock

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ rock

Adjective

antirock (not comparable)

1. (music) Opposed to rock music
   • 2002 October 11, Cliff Doerksen, “Same Old Song and Dance”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     In their darkest hour, the antirock interests received a gift from the gods: the quiz-show scandal of 1958.

Translations

opposed to rock music

• Portuguese: anti-rock

Noun

antirock (uncountable)

1. (music) Rock music that deliberately goes against the usual conventions of the genre
   • 2006 November 10, Jessica Hopper, “Ten Under the Radar”, in Chicago Reader‎^[2]:

     Ut's slippery, semi-improvised antirock was shrill and swampy, an unpredictable amalgam of loose strumming and phantom sputtering.

Translations

rock that deliberately goes against conventions

• Portuguese: anti-rock m