electronic body music

noun

A genre of aggressive danceable music originating in the 1980s and taking elements from industrial and electronic music.

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Meanings

nounelectronic body music (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA genre of aggressive danceable music originating in the 1980s and taking elements from industrial and electronic music.

Origin

Coined in 1978 by Ralf Hütter of the German electronic band Kraftwerk.

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Translations

Polish EBM
  • EBMgenre
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APA

electronic body music. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electronic%20body%20music

MLA

“electronic body music.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electronic%20body%20music. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electronic body music,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electronic%20body%20music.

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