new wave

See also: new-wave and New Wave

English

Adjective

new wave (comparative more new wave, superlative most new wave)

1. Representing the latest and most advanced style.

   Synonyms: trendy, faddish

   • 1981 August, Rick James, Alonzo Miller, “Super Freak” (track 5), in Street Songs, performed by Rick James:

     That girl is pretty wild now / The girl's a super freak / The kind of girl you read about / In new wave magazines

Noun

new wave (uncountable)

1. (music) An alternative and broad pop and rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the early to mid-1980s, incorporating punk sensibilities and/or other forms of music, but made with more accessibility.
   • 1981, “Kids in America”, performed by Kim Wilde:

     New York to east California / There's a new wave coming, I warn ya

Derived terms

• new-wave
• new waver
• new-wavish
• no wave

Further reading

• New wave music on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Alternative forms

• new-wave

Etymology

Borrowed from English new wave.

Pronunciation

• (France) IPA^(key): /nju wɛv/, /nu wɛv/

Noun

new wave f (uncountable)

1. (relational) New wave (music genre)

Vietnamese

Noun

new wave

1. (music, US) eurodisco music