rockism

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rockism

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From rock + -ism. See rock music.

noun

derogatory, uncountable A kind of music snobbery that views rock music as superior or normative and values music with "authentic" production values over modern "manufactured" and electronic forms. Near as a body could tell from here, rockism wasn’t just liking Yes and the Allman Brothers — it was liking London Calling.
Opposite: popism, poptimism

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@misc{rockism_2026,
  title = {rockism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rockism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}