Abbaesque

English

Alternative forms

• ABBAesque, ABBA-esque

Etymology

From ABBA +‎ -esque.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

Abbaesque (comparative more Abbaesque, superlative most Abbaesque)

1. (music) Similar in style to the Swedish pop supergroup ABBA.
   • 2008, Tara Brabazon, “Wiring God’s waiting rooms: the greying of the World Wide Web”, in Tara Brabazon, editor, The Revolution Will Not Be Downloaded: Dissent in the digital age, Oxford: Chandos Publishing, →ISBN, page 45:

     They could use all the rooms for their own purposes, without decorating them the Abbaesque taste of their son or pseudo-Gothic fixations of their daughter.

   • 2022 September 6, Fiona Shepherd, “Music review: Arcade Fire, Hydro, Glasgow”, in The Scotsman‎:

     Here, they accompanied disco funk rocker Reflektor with some spectacular mirrorball action while giant inflatable stickmen sprang up around the apron of the stage during Unconditional I (Lookout Kid) and the irresistible ABBAesque Everything Now.