Definition of elevator music
: instrumental arrangements of popular songs often piped in (as to an elevator or retail store)
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Recent Examples of elevator music from the Web
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Angry white male entitlement is the elevator music of our age.
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Don’t make elevator music, don’t make a generic country song.
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In the same way that elevator music is meant to be heard, but not listened to, the halo around this fragrance is subtle and soft, to be passively noticed.
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When something is public, whether a movie, a billboard, or elevator music or a Confederate flag on a pickup truck, there can be an openness, an essence of freedom and nakedness to confront or inspire the issue of the day or the past.
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Realists sniff at Jukedeck, Amper and similar AI creations, rightly characterizing the current offerings as customized, affordable 21st century elevator music.
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But, like elevator music, Justice Kennedy’s smooth tones grated on Justice Antonin Scalia in the two hot-button cases cited by Mr. McGurn.
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First Known Use of elevator music
1963
ELEVATOR MUSIC Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of elevator music for English Language Learners
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: instrumental versions of popular songs that are often played in elevators, offices, etc.
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