new wave
new wave
noun, often capitalized N&WDefinition of NEW WAVE
1
: a cinematic movement that is characterized by improvisation, abstraction, and subjective symbolism and that often makes use of experimental photographic techniques
2
: a new movement in a particular field
3
: popular music less raw than punk rock and typically including unconventional melodies, exaggerated beats, and quirky lyrics
4
: dernier cri; especially : fashion that is strikingly outrageous
— new–wave \ˈnü-ˈwāv, ˈnyü-, -ˌwāv\ adjective
— new wav·er \-ˈwā-vər\ noun
See Examples of NEW WAVE
- people who listened to punk, New Wave, or disco
First Known Use of NEW WAVE
1960
Rhymes with NEW WAVE
airwave, behave, brain wave, cold wave, concave, conclave, deprave, dissave, drawshave, enclave, engrave, enslave, exclave, ground wave, heat wave, margrave, octave, outbrave, Palgrave, palsgrave, shock wave, shortwave, sine wave, sky wave, sound wave, spokeshave, S wave, wage slave, white slave, Wind Cave
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