eurotrash music
- noun
- Slur
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música basura europea
- The club played nothing but eurotrash music all night, which annoyed the regulars.
Examples
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He claims he can't stand eurotrash music but secretly loves a few tracks.
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Some critics dismissed the album as just another example of eurotrash music.
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I can't stand eurotrash music!
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Many people think eurotrash music lacks depth.
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Some critics dismissed the album as just another example of eurotrash music.
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The club played nothing but eurotrash music all night, which annoyed the regulars.
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Many people think eurotrash music lacks depth.
How Tasteful
Surface Forms
Morphology
eurotrash + music
The meaning can be directly inferred from the constituents: 'euro' (European) + 'trash' (worthless/low-quality) yields a derogatory label for European music. Although 'eurotrash' is slang and evaluative, a B1 learner who knows both parts can reasonably guess that 'eurotrash music' means cheap or tasteless European pop.
Etymology
The term eurotrash music joins Euro (Europe) and trash (rubbish). One popular story says critics used it to picture flashy pop from Europe that felt like 'rubbish', so the phrase now means 'cheap' or 'tasteless' music.