Meanings
nounavantpop (uncountable)
- uncountableAn American artistic movement which derived from postmodernism in the 1990s, characterized by the reuse of existing mass media materials (cinema, pop music, television, etc.) in an avant-garde manner.
Origin
Blend of avant-garde + pop.
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avantpop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avantpop
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