Britpop

English

Etymology

Brit- +‎ pop

Noun

Britpop (uncountable)

1. A British alternative rock movement from the mid-1990s, characterised by influences from the 1960s and 1970s, catchy hooks, the glamour of earlier pop stardom, and the sense of creating a soundtrack to the lives of a new generation of British youth.

Derived terms

• Britpopper
• Britpoppy

Related terms

• Britrock

Translations

British pop music

• Arabic: بريت بوب m (brit bwb)
• French: britpop (fr) f
• Italian: britpop (it) m
• Japanese: ブリットポップ (burittopoppu)
• Russian: брит-поп (ru) f (brit-pop)
• Slovak: britpop m

See also

• Britart