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  • adjective US, music, slang Raw and discordant, especially of an electric guitar

Etymologies

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skronk +‎ -y

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Examples

  • TRex does do classical, and I do the skronky punk/metal stuff, but we are twins, so we share a passion for Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye and the Atlantic Soul Roster.

    Firedoglake » Late Nite FDL: Maines vs. O’Reilly, Steel Cage Match 2006

  • Loud skronky harsh noise complete with tortured saxophones.

    mortgages and music badger 2003

  • Their merging of raw punk and art rock was what made them so vital and, 21 years and 544 skronky albums on from 'Live At The Witch Trials', it's still the case.

    FallNews - Unreadable..... 2000

  • Primus (Friday) The skronkiest of the skronky-bass legends, Les

    NYT > Home Page 2010

  • Wild Beasts this year, his confidence sky rocketed, culminating in his current mind blowing collection of twisted pop, skronky, soulful indie and woozy psychedelia.

    The Line Of Best Fit John Brainlove 2010

  • Rage Against the Machine-style skronky metal solos.

    Featured Blog Posts - No Depression 2010

  • I'm usually in Hall Two or some tiny wee room (by wee room I don't mean toilet, although some are not much bigger than that) watching skronky improv or something.

    mapsadaisical mapsadaisical 2010

  • He used to flex his stuff in the guitar-shred-meets-math-meets-noise band Hella -- solo, he supports his drum kit skills with skronky, colorful electronics.

    Baltimore City Paper 2010

  • What you'll have after you're finished downloading is about twenty-three minutes 'worth of raucous joyous spastic skronky dancey whatever-wave with more ideas than time and more pep in its step than a five-year old on a Pixie Stick high.

    Pitchfork: Latest News 2009

  • What you'll have after you're finished downloading is about twenty-three minutes 'worth of raucous joyous spastic skronky dancey whatever-wave with more ideas than time and more pep in its step than a five-year old on a Pixie Stick high.

    Pitchfork: Latest News 2009

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