yacht rock

noun

Etymology

A retronym, suggesting the stereotype of a yuppie listening to the music while out sailing.

Definitions

  1. 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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