Cowpunk

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A musical subgenre that combines punk rock with country music, folk music, and blues. uncountable

    "On that record, Bad Pumpkin, they romped around the fringes of hard rock, toying with cowpunk on one side and zanier stuff (a Television-at-the-beach instrumental) on the other."

  2. 2
    A performer in this musical style. countable

Synonyms

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country punk

Example

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"On that record, Bad Pumpkin, they romped around the fringes of hard rock, toying with cowpunk on one side and zanier stuff (a Television-at-the-beach instrumental) on the other."

Etymology

Blend of cowboy + punk, from 1979.

Related phrases

country musicfolk musicpunk rock

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