Zappa

/ ˈzæpə /

noun

1. ZappaFrank19401993MUSMUSIC: rock musicianMUSIC: songwriterFILMS AND TV: producer Frank. 1940–93, US rock musician, songwriter, and experimental composer: founder and only permanent member of the Mothers of Invention. His recordings include Freak Out (1966), Hot Rats (1969), and Sheik Yerbouti (1979)

Example Sentences

Moon Unit Zappa’s memoir is a self-portrait of an insecure and often confused child, worshipful of her absent father, Frank Zappa, and thirsty for maternal affection.

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By Moon Unit Zappa Dey Street Books: 368 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.

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Moon Unit Zappa remembers the moment she became the voice of a generation.

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It was a school night in 1982 when musician Frank Zappa jostled his 13-year-old daughter awake.

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The triumph of “Valley Girl,” Frank Zappa’s only Top 40 hit, was Frank’s alone.

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