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death disc

death disc noun: a phonograph record about teenage tragedy.

Noun

death disc (plural death discs)

  1. (historical, informal) A phonograph record about teenage tragedy.
    • A macabre sub-genre of rock'n'roll singles, the songs on ‘death discs’ were usually about car or motorcycle fatalities, though occasionally referred to real-life deceased stars, and always seemed to involve teenagers!2005, Mike Evans, Rock & Roll Facts, Figures & Fun, AAPPL, →ISBN, page 32
    • In Britain, these ‘death discs’ were often banned by the BBC due to their morbid subject matter—which, of course, only made them sell all the better.2015, S. D. Tucker, Great British Eccentrics, Amberley Publishing Limited, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    tearjerker

Synonyms of death disc

Forms of death disc

pluraldeath discs

Questions about death disc

What does death disc mean?
Death disc means a phonograph record about teenage tragedy.
What part of speech is death disc?
Death disc is a noun.
What is the plural of death disc?
The plural of death disc is death discs.

Words near death disc in the dictionary

  1. death cults
  2. death cup
  3. death cups
  4. death date
  5. death dates
  6. death disc
  7. death discs
  8. death diving
  9. death door
  10. death doors
  11. death drive

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