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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For what felt like an eternity — but was really 20 minutes — the whole place was enveloped in an eerie silence, the only sound being the steady thump of techno-pop playing through the loudspeakers. Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026 The trio consisting of Haruomi Hosono and the late musicians Ryuichi Sakamoto and Yukihiro Takahashi formed in 1978, sparking a techno-pop craze in Japan and successfully touring internationally. Billboard Japan, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2025 February 4, 2025 As strobe lights flashed and a range of techno-pop tracks by Memphy and The Frost Children permeated through the scene, guests toasted to one of the first major gatherings of New York Fashion Week. Sam Falb, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025 There are manic car chases scored to techno-pop songs; gun fu acrobatics that burst with goofy artifice. Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024

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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 15 Feb. 2026.

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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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