millennial whoop

noun

A repeated motif of three notes consisting of a fifth, followed by a third, and returning to the fifth, extremely common in pop music of the early 21st century.

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Meanings

nounmillennial whoop (plural millennial whoops)

plural millennial whoops

  1. entertainmentA repeated motif of three notes consisting of a fifth, followed by a third, and returning to the fifth, extremely common in pop music of the early 21st century.

Origin

Coined in 2016 by the musician Patrick Metzger.

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