house music en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈhaʊs ˌmjuːzɪk/
Etymology
Probably from The Warehouse, a nightclub in Chicago, Illinois, USA, where the music became popular around 1985.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A particular type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum.
Corrugated-steel ceilings, a dozen blue-felted pool tables and DJ house music Thursday to Saturday.
2007, Danny Palmerlee, South America on a Shoestring, page 66:Gotta have house music, all night long / With that house music, you can't go wrong / Give me that house music, set me free
1986, Marshall Jefferson, “Move Your Body”:House is an uncontrollable desire to jack your body / And, as I told you before, this is our house and our house music
1987, “My House”, Chuck Roberts (lyrics), performed by Rhythm Controll:
Hyponyms
tech house · big room house · speed house · UK hard house · garage house · phonk house · diva house · tribal house · electro house · future house · bass house · deep house · progressive house · hip house · ambient house · acid house · tropical house · color house · jackin' house · organic house · microhouse · slap house · Latin house · brazilian bass · ghetto house · melodic house · funky house · outsider house · gqom · kwaito · balearic beat · afro house · commercial house
Synonyms
Translations (82)
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electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · arz مزيكا الهاوس (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · fa موسیقی هاوس (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · fr house (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · fr house music (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · th เฮาส์ (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · lv hausmūzika (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · lmo house (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · tr house müzik (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · sv house-musik (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · af housemusiek (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · id 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ჰაუს-მუსიკა (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · sv house (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · it musica house (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · fy housemuzyk (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · cmn 浩室音樂 /浩室音乐 (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · la musica domestica (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · is house (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · de Housemusik (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · nn house-musikk (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · be гаўс (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · jam ous myuuzik (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · fi house (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · oc house (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · sco house muisic (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · it house (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · gl house (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · la domestica (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · da house (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · ca música house (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · ja ハウス (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · pl house (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · oc musica house (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · sk house (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · tr house (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · et house (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · nl housemuziek (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) · sh хауз (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum)