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outrock en · VERB

Etymology

From out- + rock.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To surpass in rocking (thrilling or exciting, especially with rock music).
   • There's always another fame-hungry band ready to outrock you and steal your fans. God knows we've taken enough breaks and cancelled enough shows to leave half our fans pissed off. 2015, Michelle A. Valentine, Black Falcon: Complete Series Collection:
   • Love vows to outrock the cooler-than-thou swish kids — and succeeds — chanting "Gabba-gabba baby" and "Shut up!" until there's a puddle of sweat on the floorboards. 2004, SPIN, page 90:
   • Two songs Merle wrote when he was a teenager manage to outrock anything he'd yet recorded. 2013, David Cantwell, Merle Haggard: The Running Kind, page 105:

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