dungeon synth

noun

a genre of electronic music that merges elements of black metal and dark ambient that emerged in the early 1990s.

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Meanings

noundungeon synth (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmenta genre of electronic music that merges elements of black metal and dark ambient that emerged in the early 1990s.

Origin

From dungeon + synth. First attested in 2011.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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