post-punk

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See also: postpunk

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

post- +‎ punk

Noun[edit]

post-punk (uncountable)

  1. (music) A rock music genre that followed punk rock and was more artistic and experimental, laying the foundations for alternative rock.
    • 2008 April 4, The New York Times, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times[1]:
      Its tight, jabby songs, influenced equally by minimalist post-punk and sentimental white soul, end just when you think you’ve figured them out.

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Descendants[edit]

  • Russian: постпа́нк (postpánk)

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Adjective[edit]

post-punk (not comparable)

  1. After the punk movement.