shoegazing

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From shoe +‎ gazing, because of the tendency of such performers to look down rather than at the crowd.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈʃuːɡeɪzɪŋ/

Noun

shoegazing (uncountable)

1. (UK) A type of Britpop or other indie music of the 1990s, characterised by a dreamlike sound making much use of effect pedals, and by a detached or introverted performance style.

Translations

indie music genre

Chinese: Mandarin: 瞪鞋搖滾 (cmn), 瞪鞋摇滚 (cmn) (dèngxié yáogǔn), 低頭搖滾 (cmn), 低头摇滚 (cmn) (dītóu yáogǔn), 自賞搖滾 (cmn), 自赏摇滚 (cmn) (zìshǎng yáogǔn)

Finnish: shoegazing (fi)

Synonyms

• shoegaze

Verb

shoegazing

1. Present participle of shoegaze.