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pigfuck

pigfuck noun: a genre of punk rock that originated in the 80s American underground rock scene, incorporating more noisy, transgressive, and caustic elements than traditional punk rock and primarily associated with such acts as Big Black, Butthole Surfers, and The Jesus Lizard.

Noun

pigfuck (uncountable)

  1. A genre of punk rock that originated in the 80s American underground rock scene, incorporating more noisy, transgressive, and caustic elements than traditional punk rock and primarily associated with such acts as Big Black, Butthole Surfers, and The Jesus Lizard.
    • Finally, there's the folks at Sub Pop, who've cashed in on this new Singlesmania big-time, turning every indie/pigfuck record buyer into a rabid collector by deliberately limiting the pressings of their Singles Of The Month and then finding the hippest bands around to record.1989 September, Jim Testa, Jersey Beat, number 38, Weehawken, N.J.: Jim Testa, →OCLC, Constant Listener, page 26
    • The camera is facing Slash’s back, so there is no way to see his reaction to the song that he is accompanying, but the crowd—thrown by the initial “cops and niggers,” even though Axl [Rose] builds a reaction into the song; “that’s right,” he sings, as if to say yes, I intended to say that—has...2007, Eric Weisbard, Use Your Illusion I and II (33⅓), New York: Continuum, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 83

Examples of pigfuck in a sentence

  • It’s the Pussy Galore, Big Black, pigfuck era in post-punk terms.2007, Eric Weisbard, Use Your Illusion I and II (33⅓), New York: Continuum, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 83:
  • Monumentally caustic but hypothetically a dance band, Sleigh Bells sculpt infectious double-dutch funk from an unlikely acid bath of distorted drum machines and nasal pigfuck guitars.2010 July, Christopher R. Weingarten, Spin, volume 26, number 6, New York, N.Y.: SPIN Media LLC., →ISSN, →OCLC, Reviews [Albums], page 90:

Origin of pigfuck

Originally coined by American music journalist Robert Christgau in 1983 to derisively describe the raucous sound of Sonic Youth. Later took on a meaning of its own, describing a style not specifically associated with the band.

Questions about pigfuck

What does pigfuck mean?
Pigfuck means a genre of punk rock that originated in the 80s American underground rock scene, incorporating more noisy, transgressive, and caustic elements than traditional punk rock and primarily associated with such acts as Big Black, Butthole Surfers, and The Jesus Lizard.
How do you use pigfuck in a sentence?
It’s the Pussy Galore, Big Black, pigfuck era in post-punk terms.
What part of speech is pigfuck?
Pigfuck is a noun.

Words near pigfuck in the dictionary

  1. pigfood
  2. pigfoot
  3. pigfoots
  4. Pigford
  5. Pigfords
  6. pigfuck
  7. pigfucker
  8. pigfuckers
  9. pigfucking
  10. pigful
  11. pigg

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