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vaporwave

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈveɪ.pə.weɪv/
  • US: /ˈveɪ.pɚ.weɪv/

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noun

Meaning 1

A genre of electronic music and visual arts style that emerged in the early 2010s. As a musical genre, it evolved from chillwave and seapunk with influences from lounge music, elevator music, smooth jazz, and 1980s dance-pop. As an aesthetic, it is influenced by 1990s web design and digital art, anime, and cyberpunk.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: art, arts, entertainment, lifestyle, music

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History

Etymology

From vapor(ware) + -wave.