mashup
Britishnoun
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a piece of recorded or live music in which a producer or DJ blends together two or more tracks, often of contrasting genres
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a hybrid website that collates and displays information taken from various other online sources
Etymology
Origin of mashup
C20: from mash blend + up
Example Sentences
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Prior to its release, “Sinners” was regarded as a risky big swing by Coogler — a mashup of period drama, vampires and music set in the Jim Crow South featuring a predominantly Black cast and anchored by its most well-known star, Jordan, who played twin brothers.
From Los Angeles Times
What she presents is more like the world’s campiest cabaret act, with the Bride as a mashup of Katharine Hepburn, Marlene Dietrich, Bette Davis and maybe Natasha Lyonne.
Camp vulnerability and country vibes mingle in a mashup of queer exuberance and Marie Antoinette libertinism: between songs, Roan waves a pink feather fan.
From Salon
Their final choice was a mashup of “Blades of Glory” and “Charlie’s Angels.”
From Los Angeles Times
Budweiser also came first for voters in USA Today’s annual Ad Meter popularity contest, followed by Lay’s portrait of a daughter taking over her family potato farm, Pepsi’s story of a CGI polar bear with a strong resemblance to Coca-Cola’s longtime mascots, Dunkin’s sitcom mashup and a Michelob Ultra commercial starring Kurt Russell and Olympic athletes.
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