Hi-nrg

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A style of uptempo disco or electronic dance music that originated in the United States and United Kingdom in the late 1970s. uncountable

    "As a regular visitor to New York's Saint and resident at the newly opened Heaven in London, Levine also pioneered hi-NRG – the sound of gay dancefloors worldwide that was later co-opted by Stock, Aitken & Waterman and sold on as pre-teen pop."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Hi-NRG. alt-of, uncountable

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"As a regular visitor to New York's Saint and resident at the newly opened Heaven in London, Levine also pioneered hi-NRG – the sound of gay dancefloors worldwide that was later co-opted by Stock, Aitken & Waterman and sold on as pre-teen pop."

Etymology

Phonetic respelling of high-energy.

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