noisenik

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noun

A musician who produces harsh, discordant music.

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Meanings

nounnoisenik (plural noiseniks)

plural noiseniks

  1. informalA musician who produces harsh, discordant music.

    Bjork's musical dalliance with German punk noisenik Alec Empire has long been a point of contention for fans, many of whom resent the way he generally suffocates his source material with a giant cloud of distortion.

    2003, Mark Pytlik, Bjork: Wow and Flutter

Origin

From noise + -nik.

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APA

noisenik. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noisenik

MLA

“noisenik.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noisenik. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noisenik,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noisenik.

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