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noisenik en · NOUN

Etymology

From noise + -nik.

Meanings

  1. (informal) A musician who produces harsh, discordant music.
    • Bjork's musical dalliance with German punk noisenik Alec Empire has long been a point of contention for fans, many of whom resent the way he generally suffocates his source material with a giant cloud of distortion. 2003, Mark Pytlik, Bjork: Wow and Flutter:

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