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ABBAesque

ABBAesque is the alternative form of Abbaesque.

Adjective capitalized: Abbaesque

Abbaesque (comparative more Abbaesque, superlative most Abbaesque)

  1. Similar in style to the Swedish pop supergroup ABBA.
    • They could use all the rooms for their own purposes, without decorating them the Abbaesque taste of their son or pseudo-Gothic fixations of their daughter.2008, Tara Brabazon, “Wiring God’s waiting rooms: the greying of the World Wide Web”, in Tara Brabazon, editor, The Revolution Will Not Be Downloaded: Dissent in the digital age, Oxford: Chandos...
    • Here, they accompanied disco funk rocker Reflektor with some spectacular mirrorball action while giant inflatable stickmen sprang up around the apron of the stage during Unconditional I (Lookout Kid) and the irresistible ABBAesque Everything Now.2022 September 6, Fiona Shepherd, “Music review: Arcade Fire, Hydro, Glasgow”, in The Scotsman

Forms of ABBAesque

comparativemore ABBAesque
superlativemost ABBAesque
comparativemore Abbaesque
superlativemost Abbaesque
alternative formABBAesque
alternative formABBA-esque

Origin of ABBAesque

From ABBA + -esque.

Questions about ABBAesque

What does ABBAesque mean?
ABBAesque means similar in style to the Swedish pop supergroup ABBA.
What is ABBAesque the alternative form of?
ABBAesque is the alternative form of Abbaesque.
What part of speech is ABBAesque?
ABBAesque is an adjective.

Words near ABBAesque in the dictionary

  1. abbacy
  2. Abbadid
  3. Abbadide
  4. Abbadides
  5. Abbadids
  6. ABBAesque
  7. abbandonatamente
  8. abbas
  9. Abbas and Templecombe
  10. Abbas Combe
  11. abbaser

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