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synthpop

American  
[sinth-pop] / ˈsɪnθˌpɒp /

noun

  1. popular music played with synthesizers and having light upbeat melodies and lyrics.


Etymology

Origin of synthpop

First recorded in 1980–85; synth(esizer) + pop 2

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It’s a bright and shiny synthpop confection with a steady 4/4 house beat.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 30, 2025

It’s synthpop swells and arpeggios feel like a pure-white LCD sunrise over a William Gibson landscape.

From Salon Nov. 7, 2025

After Loreen's victory for Sweden last year, several countries have entered up-tempo bops - from the techno bounce of Lithuania's Silvester Belt to the percolating synthpop of Spain's Nebulossa.

From BBC Feb. 29, 2024

Jimin’s sophisticated synthpop, Jungkook’s neo-disco acrobatics, V’s misty R&B and Suga’s ferocious rapping all proved their mettle outside the context of the band.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 21, 2023

A bolt from the blue – or rather, Manchester, from where this synthpop duo slipped out their remarkable third album.

From The Guardian Dec. 21, 2018

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