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yacht rock

yacht rock noun: a smooth, melodic form of soft rock music of the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Noun

yacht rock (uncountable)

  1. A smooth, melodic form of soft rock music of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
    • Yacht rock from the 1970s floated over the aisles like a bad storm cloud, dumping torrents of Christopher Cross and of the band that gave me sweaty nightmares, Steely Dan.2012, Jenn Bennett, Summoning the Night (Arcadia Bell), Simon and Schuster, →ISBN

Synonyms of yacht rock

Origin of yacht rock

A retronym, suggesting the stereotype of a yuppie listening to the music while out sailing.

Questions about yacht rock

What does yacht rock mean?
Yacht rock means a smooth, melodic form of soft rock music of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
What part of speech is yacht rock?
Yacht rock is a noun.

Words near yacht rock in the dictionary

  1. yacht
  2. yacht club
  3. yacht clubs
  4. yacht people
  5. yacht person
  6. yacht rock
  7. yachtboard
  8. yachtdom
  9. yachted
  10. yachtee
  11. yachtees

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