glam rock

English

Noun

glam rock (uncountable)

1. (music) A style of English rock music from the early 1970s, distinguished by the glamorous, glittery costumes of its performers and its bouncy beat and lyrics.

   Synonyms: glam, glitter rock

   • 2020 June 22, Joobin Bekhrad, “Glitter and curls: Marc Bolan and the birth of glam rock style”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Although David Bowie is perhaps glam rock’s best-known star today, it was his friend, Marc Bolan – they met in their late teens in Soho – who sparked the movement.

Hypernyms

• rock

Derived terms

• glam rocker

Translations

rock music style

• Catalan: glam rock m
• Georgian: გლემ-როკი (glem-roḳi)

Further reading

• glam rock on Wikipedia.Wikipedia