elevator music
Fahrstuhlmusik
Bland, inoffensive music played as a background in elevators and businessesBland, inoffensive music played as a background in elevators and businesses (such as offices and shopping malls).
» I know the lyrics to elevator music.
Meaning
1 senses(Canada, US, uncountable)Bland, inoffensive music played as a background in elevators and businesses (such as offices and shopping malls).
Fahrstuhlmusik
Examples
2 sentencesI know the lyrics to elevator music.
That's elevator music.
deDas ist Fahrstuhlmusik. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
music played as a background in elevators and businesses:
Origin
Used in the first elevators to reduce anxiousness.Used in the first elevators to reduce anxiousness.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable