broken beat

noun

An electronic dance music genre that emerged in the late 1990s, characterized by syncopated beats and frenetic, choppy rhythms, often alongside female vocals and elements inspired by 1970s jazz-funk.

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Meanings

nounbroken beat (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn electronic dance music genre that emerged in the late 1990s, characterized by syncopated beats and frenetic, choppy rhythms, often alongside female vocals and elements inspired by 1970s jazz-funk.

    Synonyms: bruk

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn electronic dance music genre that emerged in the late 1990s, characterized by syncopated beats and frenetic, choppy rhythms, often alongside female vocals and elements inspired by 1970s jazz-funk.

Similar
bruk
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APA

broken beat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broken%20beat

MLA

“broken beat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broken%20beat. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “broken beat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broken%20beat.

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