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skramz

skramz noun: screamo.

Noun

skramz (uncountable)

  1. screamo
    • It is also true that Evangelical churches can create like-minded youth; Jamie, involved with a London-based emo band, explained how the band members attend the same Evangelical Anglican church in south London, whose youth pastor introduced them to the obscure skramz sub-subgenre of hardcore that...2017, Ibrahim Abraham, Evangelical Youth Culture: Alternative Music and Extreme Sports Subcultures

Origin of skramz

Originally coined to distinguish first-wave screamo from mall screamo and from the use of "screamo" by some people to refer to all music with harsh vocals. Possibly from a corruption of screams.

Questions about skramz

What does skramz mean?
Skramz means screamo.
What part of speech is skramz?
Skramz is a noun.

Words near skramz in the dictionary

  1. skrabalai
  2. Skradin
  3. skraeling
  4. Skraelings
  5. skraight
  6. skramz
  7. skran
  8. Skraup reaction
  9. Skraup synthesis
  10. skreak
  11. skreaked

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