Etymology

Britpop

B3R1I1T1P3O1P3

Today it means: A British alternative rock movement from the mid-1990s, characterised by influences from the 1960s and 1970s, catchy hooks, the glamour of earlier pop stardom, and the sense of creating a soundtrack to the lives of a new generation of British youth. Full definition →

English pop ← Middle English populer ← Latin populāris
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  1. EnglishBrit-
  2. Proto-Italic*poplos
  3. Old Latinpopulus
  4. Latinpopulus
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  7. Latinpopulāri
  8. Old Frenchpopulaire
  9. Latinpopulāris
  10. Middle Englishpopuler
  11. Englishpopularclip.
  12. Englishpop
  13. English todayBritpop

From Brit- + pop.

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