Meanings
- entertainmentDenotes a genre of music which makes heavy use of distortion effects and wall of sound production.
Origin
Back-formation from shoegaze.
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-gaze. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-gaze
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