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Cobainesque

Cobainesque adjective: reminiscent of Kurt Cobain (1967–1994), American grunge musician.

Adjective

Cobainesque (comparative more Cobainesque, superlative most Cobainesque)

  1. Reminiscent of Kurt Cobain (1967–1994), American grunge musician.
    • He had a lot of Cobainesque qualities: He had shoulder-length hair, played guitar, had a bad childhood, often complained of stomach problems, and had troubling taste in women.2009, Chuck Klosterman, Eating the Dinosaur, page 30
    • […] she established a mid-tempo, less-rocking-out standard governing the emotional moments of a certain class of later mature audience artists like Sufjan Stevens in a way that superseded Cobainesque howling.2010, Scott Miller, Music, page 189

Forms of Cobainesque

comparativemore Cobainesque
superlativemost Cobainesque

Origin of Cobainesque

From Cobain + -esque.

Questions about Cobainesque

What does Cobainesque mean?
Cobainesque means reminiscent of Kurt Cobain (1967–1994), American grunge musician.
What part of speech is Cobainesque?
Cobainesque is an adjective.

Words near Cobainesque in the dictionary

  1. Coba
  2. Cobadin
  3. cobaea
  4. cobaeas
  5. Cobain
  6. Cobainesque
  7. Cobainiac
  8. Cobainiacs
  9. Cobains
  10. Cobaki
  11. Cobaki Lakes

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