Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. You may find more data at wavers.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Wavers.

Examples

  • Influenced by New Wavers François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard (bothwere offered the script before it went to Arthur Penn), this was sex and violence done in the spirit of European arthouse.

    Bonnie and Clyde: No 11 Cath Clarke 2010

  • I was dismayed to see the headline " U.S. Wavers on 'Regime Change' " page one, March 5.

    Our Seeking Stability Has Been a Failure 2011

  • That's exactly how I feel whenever I hear people saying "feminism is defunct" and criticizing the Second Wavers and Rad-Fems who fought back in the day for the rights that a lot of us women take for granted today.

    Reader Response: Watership Down fantasyecho 2008

  • Bogdanovich is among those American New Wavers who burst onto the screen and then fell to the wayside.

    Peter Bogdanovich Will Be Around for the 'Turn of the Century' « FirstShowing.net 2010

  • In England the punks (and in America the New Wavers) were trying to build careers and gouge a niche for themselves by declaring all the old bands the Stones, Led Zeppelin, Elton John, David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac to be a bunch of decadent and boring old farts, completely out of touch with their audience and the real world.

    ɘloЯ 2010

  • Unsurprisingly, most Wavers use it as a real-time wiki, but some take advantage of features unique to Wave, like inline and private replies, public tags and gadgets.

    Google Wave In Action: Real-World Use Case Studies | Lifehacker Australia 2010

  • Ever since British New Wavers Ian Dury and the Blockheads scored with their 1979 single Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3) -- which celebrated people like Elvis and the Marx Brothers and pleasures like Ploughman's sandwiches (cheddar cheese and a pickle) and "coming out of chokey" (solitary confinement) -- inquiring minds have wondered about parts one and two.

    Michael Sigman: Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 1) 2009

  • Ever since British New Wavers Ian Dury and the Blockheads scored with their 1979 single Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3) -- which celebrated people like Elvis and the Marx Brothers and pleasures like ...

    Michael Sigman: Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 1) 2009

  • I'm not suggesting there is anyone to blame for this gender discrepancy, but just as the Second Wavers fought for more voices on the Op-Ed pages of major newspapers - it is just as important to have the female perspective of history on sites like Wikipedia that inform millions of people everyday on history, pop culture, politics and geography.

    feminist blogs in english » 2009 » April 2009

  • Ever since British New Wavers Ian Dury and the Blockheads scored with their 1979 single Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3) -- which celebrated people like Elvis and the Marx Brothers and pleasures like ...

    Michael Sigman: Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 1) 2009

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.