Noisenik

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A musician who produces harsh, discordant music. informal

    "Bjork's musical dalliance with German punk noisenik Alec Empire has long been a point of contention for fans, many of whom resent the way he generally suffocates his source material with a giant cloud of distortion."

Example

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"Bjork's musical dalliance with German punk noisenik Alec Empire has long been a point of contention for fans, many of whom resent the way he generally suffocates his source material with a giant cloud of distortion."

Etymology

From noise + -nik.

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