house music

Definition

A particular type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum.

Etymology

Probably from The Warehouse, a nightclub in Chicago, Illinois, USA, where the music became popular around 1985.

Example Sentences

• "Gotta have house music, all night long / With that house music, you can't go wrong / Give me that house music, set me free"
• "House is an uncontrollable desire to jack your body / And, as I told you before, this is our house and our house music"
• "Corrugated-steel ceilings, a dozen blue-felted pool tables and DJ house music Thursday to Saturday."