turbo-folk

noun

A music genre combining Serbian folk music with more modern pop music elements.

Meanings

nounturbo-folk (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA music genre combining Serbian folk music with more modern pop music elements.

Origin

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian, turbo- + folk, coined by Rambo Amadeus in 1988.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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