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noun
A subgenre of alternative rock music popularised in early 1990s, characterised by a dreamlike sound making much use of effect pedals, and by a detached or introverted performance style.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Synonyms: shoegaze
Antonyms: none provided
verb
present participle and gerund of shoegaze
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From shoe + gazing, because of the tendency of such performers to look down rather than at the crowd and the heavy use of effect pedals.
Across languages
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