yacht rock
nounEtymology
A retronym, suggesting the stereotype of a yuppie listening to the music while out sailing.
Definitions
A smooth, melodic form of soft rock music of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
- Yacht rock from the 1970s floated over the aisles like a bad storm cloud, dumping torrents of Christopher Cross and of the band that gave me sweaty nightmares, Steely Dan.
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