Rockism

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A kind of music snobbery that views rock music as superior or normative and values music with "authentic" production values over modern "manufactured" and electronic forms. derogatory, uncountable

    "Near as a body could tell from here, rockism wasn’t just liking Yes and the Allman Brothers — it was liking London Calling."

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"Near as a body could tell from here, rockism wasn’t just liking Yes and the Allman Brothers — it was liking London Calling."

Etymology

From rock + -ism. See rock music.

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rock music

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