songword

English

Etymology

From song +‎ word.

Noun

songword (plural songwords)

1. (usually in the plural) Synonym of lyric (“the words of a song or other vocal music”)
   • 2014, Sean Egan, The Clash: The Only Band That Mattered, page 8:

     Jones being a man with an effortless knack for melody and arrangement made him as important, even if his lyrics never matched the best of Strummer's street-poet songwords.

   • 2022, Barbara Williams, In Other Words: Interviews with Australian Poets, page 40:

     Some people have a very impertinent view of the Aboriginal songwords. The greatest impertinence is that they don't bother to read what the Aborigines themselves sing.