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anti-folk en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Germanic *fulkazder. Proto-Germanic *fulką Proto-West Germanic *folk Old English folc Middle English folk English folk English anti-folk From anti- + folk.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A style of music derived from folk music but with a self-mocking or ironic twist.
   • Largely an underground movement, anti-folk is a marriage of folk and punk rock, which looks to such artists as Woody Guthrie, Joey Ramone, and Dock Boggs for uniquely blended results. It largely, but not patently, rejects pop-infused folk. It appears to have first surfaced in the mid-eighties in the East Village of downtown New York City. 2010, Stephanie P. Ledgin, Discovering Folk Music, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 60:

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