Muzak
Easy listening music, whether played live or recorded, especially if regarded as…Easy listening music, whether played live or recorded, especially if regarded as uninteresting.
» I'd rather stick beans in my ears than listen to your modern muzak.
Ich habe lieber Bohnen in den Ohren, als dass ich mir dieses neumodische Gedudel anhöre. — Tlustulimu
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2 senses(derogatory, often, uncountable)Easy listening music, whether played live or recorded, especially if regarded as uninteresting.
(derogatory, figuratively, often, uncountable)Something (such as speech) regarded as droning on and often boring, or soothing but undemanding.
Examples
1 sentencesI'd rather stick beans in my ears than listen to your modern muzak.
deIch habe lieber Bohnen in den Ohren, als dass ich mir dieses neumodische Gedudel anhöre. — Tlustulimu
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
The noun is a blend of music + the letters ak from Kodak, a well-known brand in 1934 whenThe noun is a blend of music + the letters ak from Kodak, a well-known brand in 1934 when the word was coined by the American inventor, scientist, and soldier George Owen Squier (1865–1934), who developed the original technical basis for the service.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable