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Cobainesque
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English
Etymology
From en Cobain esque.
Adjective
Reminiscent of Kurt Cobain (1967–1994), American grunge musician.
en 2009 Chuck Klosterman Eating the Dinosaur 30 He had a lot of Cobainesque qualities: He had shoulder-length hair, played guitar, had a bad childhood, often complained of stomach problems, and had troubling taste in women.
en 2010 Scott Miller Music 189 she established a mid-tempo, less-rocking-out standard governing the emotional moments of a certain class of later mature audience artists like Sufjan Stevens in a way that superseded Cobainesque howling.
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