house music

English

Etymology

Probably from The Warehouse, a nightclub in Chicago, Illinois, USA, where the music became popular around 1985.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhaʊs ˌmjuːzɪk/

Noun

house music (uncountable)

  1. (music) A particular type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum.
    Synonym: house
    Hyponym: microhouse
    • 1986, Marshall Jefferson (lyrics and music), “Move Your Body”:
      Gotta have house music, all night long / With that house music, you can't go wrong / Give me that house music, set me free
    • 1987, “My House”, Chuck Roberts (lyrics), performed by Rhythm Controll:
      House is an uncontrollable desire to jack your body / And, as I told you before, this is our house and our house music
    • 2007, Danny Palmerlee, South America on a Shoestring, page 66:
      Corrugated-steel ceilings, a dozen blue-felted pool tables and DJ house music Thursday to Saturday.

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Noun

house music f (plural house music)

  1. house music, house
    Synonym: house
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