skronk
nounEtymology Imitative.
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Informal A raw, discordant sound produced with electric guitars.
- Related terms
- skronky
skronk
verbEtymology Imitative.
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Informal To produce a raw, discordant sound with a musical instrument, most commonly via a saxophone or electric guitar.
- THE PRODIGY (Thursday) This British electronic trio — beloved for its skronking, industrial sound — achieved a burst of mainstream notoriety in 1997 when it released the caustic (and controversial) single “Smack My Bitch Up.”2009 March 20, The New York Times, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times:
- Structured around a sludgy riff, it skronks along noisily until about the two-minute mark, when the band veers left with a sudden acoustic interlude.2007 October 15, Mark Pytlik, “Radiohead: In Rainbows”, in Pitchfork Media: