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lostwave

lostwave noun: music of unknown origin to which no specific artists can be attributed to.

Noun

lostwave (uncountable)

  1. Music of unknown origin to which no specific artists can be attributed to.
    • Just like “EKT”, “The Most Mysterious Song” features elements that could now be called hallmarks of the lostwave genre: an 80s sound, a singer with an undiscernible accent (many associate it with Germany or Eastern Europe) and blurry lyrics that spark debate (is it “like the wind”, or “blind the...2024 February 27, “Everyone Knows That: how the internet became obsessed with lostwave”, in Dazed

Origin of lostwave

From lost + -wave.

Questions about lostwave

What does lostwave mean?
Lostwave means music of unknown origin to which no specific artists can be attributed to.
What part of speech is lostwave?
Lostwave is a noun.

Words near lostwave in the dictionary

  1. lostnesses
  2. Lostock
  3. Lostock Gralam
  4. Lostock Hall
  5. Lostock Junction
  6. lostwave
  7. Lostwithiel
  8. lot
  9. Lot 11 and Area
  10. lot lizard
  11. lot lizards

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