Definitions

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  • noun Rock music performed by aging male rock stars, especially such music of the 1960s.

Etymologies

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dad +‎ rock

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Examples

  • My favorite-and rather infamous-is my "dadrock" playlist, which contains all the sort of cheesy songs my Dad used to play when I was a kid.

    Gizmodo Kat Hannaford 2010

  • Acres of anxiety-inducing advertising, tedious dadrock and festering beehives of migrainous office blocks.

    Fuck the Creative Industries « Squares of Wheat 2008

  • Acres of anxiety-inducing advertising, tedious dadrock and festering beehives of migrainous office blocks.

    November « 2008 « Squares of Wheat 2008

  • We didn’t notice it at the time, and we can’t quite pinpoint the exact moment at which it happened, but some time after Californication sold, like, a gazillion copies, the Red Hot Chili Peppers went a bit dadrock.

    Red Hot Chili Peppers Sue Over Rubbish TV Show 2006

  • If I was at a dadrock show I would probably want to get home early too.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2010

  • The Courteeners instead give us Falcon, an overly safe, bland dadrock affair that relies too heavily on repetitive, unimaginative choruses and very little on authenticity and heart.

    The Line Of Best Fit Erik Thompson 2010

  • The Courteeners instead give us Falcon, an overly safe, bland dadrock affair that relies too heavily on repetitive, unimaginative choruses and very little on authenticity and heart.

    The Line Of Best Fit Erik Thompson 2010

  • The Courteeners instead give us Falcon, an overly safe, bland dadrock affair that relies too heavily on repetitive, unimaginative choruses and very little on authenticity and heart.

    The Line Of Best Fit Erik Thompson 2010

  • The Courteeners instead give us Falcon, an overly safe, bland dadrock affair that relies too heavily on repetitive, unimaginative choruses and very little on authenticity and heart.

    The Line Of Best Fit Erik Thompson 2010

  • If I was at a dadrock show I would probably want to get home early too.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2010

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