grebo
/ˈɡriːbəʊ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A member of an alternative subculture, typically one based on rock music, as opposed to a chav or townie.
British usage; Countable; Slang
noun
A member of a United Kingdom subculture of the late 1980s and early 1990s, musically affiliated with garage rock and electronica, typically wearing baggy clothes and hair in high ponytails.
British usage; Countable; Slang
noun
A short-lived subgenre of alternative rock music in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with influences from punk rock, electronic dance music, hip-hop, and psychedelia.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "But the realistic side stepped in — y'know, if you're on the point of giving birth, you don't really need a bunch of grebos playing some dodgy old music downstairs."
- "The highlight of my school days was one day in the mid-70s. There was a sort of glam-rock cult called the Grebos back then who wore smartish Disco clothes […]"
- "[…] they were soon pigeonholed under the banner of "grebo rock" […]"
- "[…] focused on the hyper punk aspect of England's "grebo" movement […]"
- "This debut album is a glorious grebo-fest."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈɡriːbəʊ/
Usage
- British usage
- Countable
- Dated
- Slang
- Uncountable