See gabber on Wiktionary
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"lyrics"
],
[
"sample",
"sample"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(uncountable, music) A subgenre of hardcore techno characterised by an intense, distorted kick sound and controversial lyrics or samples."
],
"tags": [
"uncountable"
],
"topics": [
"entertainment",
"lifestyle",
"music"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English countable nouns",
"en:Fans (people)"
],
"glosses": [
"A fan of this music, usually dressed in a tracksuit, often with a completely shaved head (or partially for women), seen primarily in the 1990s."
],
"links": [
[
"tracksuit",
"tracksuit"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(countable) A fan of this music, usually dressed in a tracksuit, often with a completely shaved head (or partially for women), seen primarily in the 1990s."
],
"tags": [
"countable"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈɡæb.ə(ɹ)/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-æbə(ɹ)"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "gabba"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"gabber"
],
"word": "gabber"
}
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