Britpop

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noun

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.

OriginEnglish pop ← Middle English populer ← Latin populāris →
UncommonScrabble 13
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Meanings

nounBritpop (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA 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.

Origin

  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. EnglishBritpop

From Brit- + pop.

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Translations

Arabic بريت بوب
  • بريت بوب (brit bwb)British pop music
French britpop
  • britpopBritish pop music
Italian britpop
  • britpopBritish pop music
Japanese ブリットポップ
  • ブリットポップ (burittopoppu)British pop music
Russian брит-поп
  • брит-поп (brit-pop)British pop music
Slovak britpop
  • britpopBritish pop music
Cite this entry
APA

Britpop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Britpop

MLA

“Britpop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Britpop. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Britpop,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Britpop.

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