dubstep
English
/ˈdʌbstɛp/
noun
Definitions
- A genre of electronic music descended from 2-step garage, characterised by its dark mood, sparse half-step and two-step rhythms, and emphasis on sub-bass.
Etymology
Compound from English dub (music with the bass instrumental parts emphasized, music sense) + English 2-step garage.
Origin
English
2-step garage
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- 2-step garage English
- dub English
- dubber English
- dubbese English
- dubby English
- dubdown English
- dublike English
- dubplate English
- dubsman English
- dubstepper English
- dubwise English
- overdub English
- predub English
- redub English
- Dubstep German
- dubstep French
- dubstep Spanish, Castilian
- ダブステップ Japanese
- dubstep Polish
- *dubbjan, *dubban Frankish