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acid rock |
a form of music popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s that has loud, often distorted sounds and harmonies, and lyrics that suggest psychedelic experiences. |
African violet |
any of several related tropical plants, very popular as houseplants, that have fuzzy dark green leaves and bear violet, pink, or white flowers. |
agora1 |
the popular assembly meeting in such a public square. [1/2 definitions] |
antipopular |
combined form of popular. |
attraction |
an event that draws popular attention. [1/4 definitions] |
auld lang syne |
(cap.) a Scottish song traditionally sung at midnight on New Year's Eve in many English-speaking countries. The contemporary melody is also popular in many other countries but may be sung on different occasions and with different lyrics. [1/2 definitions] |
backbeat |
a primary accent on the second and fourth beats of a four-beat measure, common in popular music; secondary beat. |
ballad |
a light popular song, often having a romantic theme. [1/2 definitions] |
bandwagon |
an increasingly popular or successful movement or cause. [1/2 definitions] |
belle |
a popular and admired woman, usu. young and often considered the most outstanding beauty at a social event or in a social circle. |
BMOC |
abbreviation of "big man on campus" (used to characterize a popular or admired male student, or sometimes one who aggressively promotes his own advancement). |
boogaloo |
a popular dance done to soul and rock 'n' roll music in the 1960s. |
bullfight |
a public show held in an arena in which performers first tease and tire out a bull, and then one person using a cape to draw the bull near tries to kill it with a sword. Bullfighting is popular in Spain and Mexico. |
Bundestag |
the lower house of the federal assembly of Germany, whose members are chosen by popular election. |
burlesque |
in the United States, a stage show that features unsophisticated burlesques, popular music, and often stripteases; vaudeville show. [1/5 definitions] |
Cancún |
a popular Mexican resort town, part of which is island, located on the northeastern, Caribbean coast of the Yucatan peninsula. |
carmagnole |
a popular song and street dance of the French Revolution. [1/2 definitions] |
catch on |
to become popular. [1/3 definitions] |
chapbook |
a small book or pamphlet containing a ballad, poem, popular tale, or religious tract. |
Charles Dickens |
popular and acclaimed English novelist, best known for the novels Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, and A Christmas Carol (b.1812--d.1870). |
Charleston |
a lively ballroom dance that uses vigorous kicks and arm movements, popular in the United States in the 1920s. [1/3 definitions] |
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