bandhood

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noun

The state of being a musical band.

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Meanings

nounbandhood (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountableThe state of being a musical band.

    Since officially declaring bandhood around the turn of the millennium, the Bad Plus has convincingly modeled a closed society.

    2008 June 27, Nate Chinen, “A Close-Knit Trio Turns Itself Into a Quartet for a Night”, in New York Times
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    Traditionalists turned rockers turned rocking traditionalists, Los Lobos have forged strong family ties that have succored them for more than two decades of bandhood.

    1996 June, SPIN, volume 12, number 3, page 64

Origin

From band + -hood.

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APA

bandhood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bandhood

MLA

“bandhood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bandhood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bandhood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bandhood.

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