Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skweee

/skwiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: skweee
IPA: /skwiː/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A musical style combining simple synth or chiptune leads and basslines with rhythms from funk, rhythm and blues or soul music.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Operating below the radar in the Nordic countries, the skweee movement unites musicians intent on exploring the spaces left by dancehall and R&B."
"Far from mainstream, but skweee definitely has outgrown its humble, stoned beginnings."
"But since the mid-2000s, on the rare occasions when 'future' did surface, it tended to have an elegiac tone, a retro tint: Kode9's Memories of the Future, or Museum of the Future, a compilation of skweee (a Scandinavian electronic style heavily influenced by eighties synth-based funk)."
"You might also consider the following list: Skweee, shallow house, suburban garage, crack house, UK merengue, […]"

Etymology

Perhaps imitative. Said by Swedish DJ Daniel Savio to derive from squeeze, since the genre involves squeezing impressive results from simple electronic equipment.

Usage

Uncountable

Homonyms

squee

Rhymes With

d t b c e a&e p couple three v g 0-g r. o. c.

Questions

How do you pronounce skweee?: The recorded pronunciation is /skwiː/.
What does skweee mean?: A musical style combining simple synth or chiptune leads and basslines with rhythms from funk, rhythm and blues or soul music.
Where does skweee come from?: Perhaps imitative. Said by Swedish DJ Daniel Savio to derive from squeeze, since the genre involves squeezing impressive results from simple electronic equipment.

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