"face-melter" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-face-melter.ogg [Australia] Forms: face-melters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} face-melter (plural face-melters)
  1. (slang, music) Particularly in heavy metal music, a musical passage or sung note that is particularly intense. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-face-melter-en-noun-qLT2LxPn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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