cock rock
cock rock noun: a style of rock music performed by male bands, emphasizing aggressive sexuality.
Noun
cock rock (uncountable)
- A style of rock music performed by male bands, emphasizing aggressive sexuality.
- Ellen performs with incredible force and strength. Her guitar style is unique and very special, and her slide work could probably destroy any number of male institutions, particularly the one that says women can't play electric guitar, plus the feminist myth that all electric music is cock-rock....1979 August 18, Maida Tilchen, Ellie McIlwaine, “The Diversity of Women's Music”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 5, page 9
- People have this image of us. They think we're cock rock. It's time to rein it in a bit. We're not going, Wahey! and pouring champagne on girls' tits.2004, Dave Black, The Darkness "Talking"
Forms of cock rock
| alternative form | cock-rock |
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| alternative form | cockrock |
Origin of cock rock
From cock (“penis”) + rock.
Words formed from cock rock
Questions about cock rock
- What does cock rock mean?
- Cock rock means a style of rock music performed by male bands, emphasizing aggressive sexuality.
- What part of speech is cock rock?
- Cock rock is a noun.
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