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elevator music

elevator music noun: bland, inoffensive music played as a background in elevators and businesses (such as offices and shopping malls).

Noun

elevator music (uncountable)

  1. (Canada, US) Bland, inoffensive music played as a background in elevators and businesses (such as offices and shopping malls).
    Synonyms:
    lift music, muzak

Synonyms of elevator music

Origin of elevator music

Used in the first elevators to reduce anxiousness.

Questions about elevator music

What does elevator music mean?
Elevator music means bland, inoffensive music played as a background in elevators and businesses (such as offices and shopping malls).
What part of speech is elevator music?
Elevator music is a noun.

Words near elevator music in the dictionary

  1. elevations
  2. elevator
  3. elevator authority
  4. elevator butt
  5. elevator butts
  6. elevator music
  7. elevator pitch
  8. elevator pitches
  9. elevator shaft
  10. elevator shafts
  11. elevator shoe

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