dubstep

noun
/ˈdʌbstɛp/

Etymology

From dub + 2-step garage; originally dub step, from 2001.

Definitions

  1. A subgenre of electronic dance music descended from 2-step garage that was popular in the…

    A subgenre of electronic dance music descended from 2-step garage that was popular in the early 2010s, characterized by its dark mood, sparse half-step and two-step rhythms, and emphasis on sub-bass.

    • "Genres are so boring," said Scotsman Broon, one-half of the tech-house duo, as he scanned the cover of XLR8R magazine hyping "Dubstep" while shopping at Etherea record store.
    • ...of course, a lot of grime producers and dubstep producers freely admit to FL being their primary tool, and the software is increasingly being used...
    • ...reflect broader class strategies within English society, and the same can be said for more recent genre mutations such as dubstep and grime.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA