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Madchester

Madchester proper noun: an alternative rock genre and associated social scene that originated in Manchester, England, in the late 1980s, influenced by indie, psychedelic and dance music.

Proper noun

Madchester

  1. An alternative rock genre and associated social scene that originated in Manchester, England, in the late 1980s, influenced by indie, psychedelic and dance music.
    • Released late in 1990, the hit album Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches was a summation of the Madchester era.2013 [1998], Simon Reynolds, Generation Ecstasy, Routledge, →ISBN

Origin of Madchester

Blend of mad + Manchester.

Questions about Madchester

What does Madchester mean?
Madchester means an alternative rock genre and associated social scene that originated in Manchester, England, in the late 1980s, influenced by indie, psychedelic and dance music.
What part of speech is Madchester?
Madchester is a proper noun.

Words near Madchester in the dictionary

  1. Madbury
  2. madcap
  3. madcapperies
  4. madcappery
  5. madcaps
  6. Madchester
  7. madchild
  8. madchildren
  9. MaDCoWS
  10. madd
  11. madda

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