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quiet storm

quiet storm noun: a radio format and genre of rhythm and blues that is performed in a smooth, romantic, jazz-influenced style usually associated with the mid to late 1970s.

Noun

quiet storm (uncountable)

  1. A radio format and genre of rhythm and blues that is performed in a smooth, romantic, jazz-influenced style usually associated with the mid to late 1970s.

Origin of quiet storm

In reference to Smokey Robinson's album A Quiet Storm (1975).

Questions about quiet storm

What does quiet storm mean?
Quiet storm means a radio format and genre of rhythm and blues that is performed in a smooth, romantic, jazz-influenced style usually associated with the mid to late 1970s.
What part of speech is quiet storm?
Quiet storm is a noun.

Words near quiet storm in the dictionary

  1. quiet quitting
  2. quiet revolution
  3. quiet revolutions
  4. quiet room
  5. quiet rooms
  6. quiet storm
  7. quiet zone
  8. quiet zones
  9. quiet-quit
  10. quiet-quits
  11. quiet-quitted

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