house music
/ˈhaʊs ˌmjuːzɪk/
house music noun: a particular type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum.
Noun
house music (uncountable)
- A particular type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum.
- Gotta have house music, all night long / With that house music, you can't go wrong / Give me that house music, set me free1986, Marshall Jefferson, “Move Your Body”
- House is an uncontrollable desire to jack your body / And, as I told you before, this is our house and our house music1987, “My House”, Chuck Roberts (lyrics), performed by Rhythm Controll
- Synonyms:
- house
house music meaning in Arabic, Indonesian, Persian and Thai
house music in Arabic
- type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum
- هاوس hāūs, موسيقى الهاوس
house music in Indonesian
- type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum
- musik house, house
house music in Persian
- type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum
- موسیقی هاوس
house music in Thai
- type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum
- เฮาส์
Synonyms of house music
Origin of house music
Probably from The Warehouse, a nightclub in Chicago, Illinois, USA, where the music became popular around 1985.
Questions about house music
- What does house music mean?
- House music means a particular type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum.
- What is house music in Arabic?
- House music in Arabic is هاوس (hāūs), موسيقى الهاوس. See House music meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is house music?
- House music is a noun.
- How do you pronounce house music?
- House music is pronounced /ˈhaʊs ˌmjuːzɪk/.
Words near house music in the dictionary
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