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nu-metal

/ ˌnjuːˈmɛtəl /

noun

    1. a type of rock music popular from the late 1990s, featuring much of the sound typical of heavy metal but also influenced by rap and hip-hop
    2. ( as modifier )

      a nu-metal band

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of nu-metal1

C20: from nu- , a form of new + ( heavy ) metal
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Example Sentences

The rap/nu metal entrepreneur Kid Rock reinvented himself as a country star.

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