techno-pop

noun

tech·​no-pop ˈtek-(ˌ)nō-ˌpäp How to pronounce techno-pop (audio)
: popular music featuring extensive use of synthesizers

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There are manic car chases scored to techno-pop songs; gun fu acrobatics that burst with goofy artifice. Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024 Meanwhile, four Colombians compete for the title of second-most nominated at the Latin Grammys: Boasting seven nominations is global icon Shakira, whose techno-pop kiss off track with Argentine producer Bizarrap was nominated for both record and song of the year. Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023 Critics and consumers alike had clearly responded well to her pivot into spiritual techno-pop and then folktronica, forward-looking sounds that heralded her into the burgeoning TRL era. Sydney Urbanek, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2023

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First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of techno-pop was in 1980

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“Techno-pop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/techno-pop. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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techno-pop

noun
tech·​no-pop
ˈtek-nō-ˌpäp
: popular music featuring chiefly the use of synthesizers
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