dubstep

noun

dub·​step ˈdəb-ˌstep 

: a type of electronic dance music having prominent bass lines and syncopated drum patterns

Examples of dubstep in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The lineup caters to electronic, house, techno, dubstep, drum and bass, and hip-hop spread across five stages. —Bruce Haring, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2024

North Coast Music Festival has announced the first of its lineup for summer 2025, including a return for deadmau5, the Grammy winner ZEDD, dubstep artist Excision, Chris Lake, Kaskade and Louis The Child. —Doug George, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025

Additionally, dubstep and EDM pose as more complex categories under which artists hope to differentiate themselves. —Spin Contributor, SPIN, 30 Oct. 2024

In the early 2000s, dubstep originated near South London, United Kingdom, supplementing the decades-old dance genre that clubgoers had grown to adore. —Spin Contributor, SPIN, 30 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

2001, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dubstep

• bicep
• doorstep
• footstep
• instep
• lockstep
• misstep
• sidestep
• cep
• hep
• pep
• prep
• rep