neo-glam
neo-glam noun: a contemporary genre that grew out of the glam rock movement of the 1970s while incorporating modern elements.
Noun
neo-glam (uncountable)
- A contemporary genre that grew out of the glam rock movement of the 1970s while incorporating modern elements.
- As befits its neo-glam reputation, this month’s English Band of the Century travels with only carry-on luggage. Suede’s glamour, though, is of a distinctly seedy stripe.1993 May 27, Steven Daly, “Suede: All That Glitters”, in Rolling Stone
- The foyer of the Colston Hall – soon to be rebranded to exorcise the spectre of the slave trader it is named after – plays host to, in their words, “the most incongruous sight in the history of popular music”: neo-glam troupe HMLTD, who you suspect would rather be playing a Transylvanian castle...2017 October 23, Ben Beaumont-Thomas, “Simple Things festival review – neo-glam, power punk and the giddy glow of trance”, in The Guardian
Origin of neo-glam
From neo- + glam.
Questions about neo-glam
- What does neo-glam mean?
- Neo-glam means a contemporary genre that grew out of the glam rock movement of the 1970s while incorporating modern elements.
- What part of speech is neo-glam?
- Neo-glam is a noun.
Words near neo-glam in the dictionary
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