cowpunk
cowpunk noun: a musical subgenre that combines punk rock with country music, folk music, and blues.
Noun
cowpunk (countable and uncountable, plural cowpunks)
- A musical subgenre that combines punk rock with country music, folk music, and blues.
- On that record, Bad Pumpkin, they romped around the fringes of hard rock, toying with cowpunk on one side and zanier stuff (a Television-at-the-beach instrumental) on the other.1989 November 10, Bill Wyman, “Fetchin Bones”, in Chicago Reader
- At times the group's new album, Drag It Up, fights to find a middle ground between the surging cowpunk of 1997's Too Far to Care and the melodic pop of 2001's Satellite Rides.2004 September 3, Bob Mehr, “Chuck Prophet, Old 97's”, in Chicago Reader
- Synonyms:
- country punk
- A performer in this musical style.
Synonyms of cowpunk
Forms of cowpunk
| plural | cowpunks |
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Origin of cowpunk
Blend of cowboy + punk, from 1979.
Questions about cowpunk
- What does cowpunk mean?
- Cowpunk means a musical subgenre that combines punk rock with country music, folk music, and blues.
- What part of speech is cowpunk?
- Cowpunk is a noun.
- What is the plural of cowpunk?
- The plural of cowpunk is cowpunks.
Words near cowpunk in the dictionary
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