rabiz

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noun

A popular modern Armenian music style that shows Middle Eastern influences and is related to Russian blatnyak and Azerbaijani mugham. Most of the songs have a 6/8 rhythm.

OriginArmenian ռաբիզ →
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Meanings

noun

alternative rabis

  1. entertainmentA popular modern Armenian music style that shows Middle Eastern influences and is related to Russian blatnyak and Azerbaijani mugham. Most of the songs have a 6/8 rhythm.
  2. slangA member of an Armenian hillbilly subculture embracing rabiz music, exhibiting materialistic flamboyancy, using a blend of Russian and Armenian slang words, and wearing matching sport suits, sunglasses and shoes called ծիծակ (cicak).

Origin

  1. Armenianռաբիզ
  2. Englishrabiz

Borrowed from Armenian ռաբիզ (ṙabiz). See it for more.

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Translations

Russian раби́з
  • раби́з (rabíz)musical style

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Brazizibarzarbi
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“rabiz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rabiz. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rabiz,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rabiz.

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