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breakbeat

British  
/ ˈbreɪkˌbiːt /

noun

  1. a type of electronic dance music

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Nightingale's championing of the work of breakbeat artists such as the Freestylers and Meat Katie earned her the title Queen of Breaks.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2024

“You’re too far away,” she sang as the chattering breakbeat of “Happy Ending” reminded everyone in the room that they were supposed to be dancing.

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2023

His movement syncs with the breakbeat flowing from the DJ’s turntables.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2022

Redolent of lounge, ’70s fusion, trip-hop and breakbeat, this LP offers the nonstop dopamine drip of a doom-scroll, and it’s heavy on star features: Thundercat, Snoop Dogg and Mac DeMarco all pull up.

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2022

I said, ‘If this movie comes out and I don’t include that breakbeat, all my friends are gonna stone me with popcorn in the movie theater.’

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2022

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