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skweee

/skwiː/

skweee noun: a musical style combining simple synth or chiptune leads and basslines with rhythms from funk, rhythm and blues or soul music.

Noun

skweee (uncountable)

  1. A musical style combining simple synth or chiptune leads and basslines with rhythms from funk, rhythm and blues or soul music.
    • Operating below the radar in the Nordic countries, the skweee movement unites musicians intent on exploring the spaces left by dancehall and R&B.2008, The Wire, volumes 293-298, page 24
    • Far from mainstream, but skweee definitely has outgrown its humble, stoned beginnings.2009, SPIN, volume 25, number 4, page 30

Origin of skweee

Perhaps imitative. Said by Swedish DJ Daniel Savio to derive from squeeze, since the genre involves squeezing impressive results from simple electronic equipment.

Words that rhyme with skweee

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Questions about skweee

What does skweee mean?
Skweee means a musical style combining simple synth or chiptune leads and basslines with rhythms from funk, rhythm and blues or soul music.
What part of speech is skweee?
Skweee is a noun.
How do you pronounce skweee?
Skweee is pronounced /skwiː/.

Words near skweee in the dictionary

  1. skvaders
  2. Skvyra
  3. SKW
  4. Skwarecki
  5. Skwareckis
  6. skweee
  7. sky
  8. sky advertising
  9. sky ball
  10. sky balls
  11. sky bar

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