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shock rock

shock rock noun: a genre of rock music typified by elements of theatrical shock value in live performances.

Noun

shock rock (uncountable)

  1. A genre of rock music typified by elements of theatrical shock value in live performances.

Questions about shock rock

What does shock rock mean?
Shock rock means a genre of rock music typified by elements of theatrical shock value in live performances.
What part of speech is shock rock?
Shock rock is a noun.

Words near shock rock in the dictionary

  1. shock jocks
  2. shock mount
  3. shock mounts
  4. shock paddle
  5. shock paddles
  6. shock rock
  7. shock site
  8. shock sites
  9. shock stall
  10. shock stalled
  11. shock stalling

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