jangle pop

noun

A 1980s genre of alternative rock music that marked a return to the jangly guitar melodies of the 1960s.

Meanings

nounjangle pop (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA 1980s genre of alternative rock music that marked a return to the jangly guitar melodies of the 1960s.
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APA

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Chicago

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