popular beat comboとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From popular +‎ beat +‎ combo (“small musical group”).

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌpɒpjʊlə ˌbiːt ˈkɒmbəʊ/
• (General American) IPA: /ˌpɑpjəlɚ ˌbit ˈkɑmboʊ/, /ˈpɑ-/
• ハイフネーション: pop‧ul‧ar beat com‧bo

名詞

popular beat combo (plural popular beat combos)

1. (British, music, humorous or ironic) A pop group. [from 1990s]
   • 1999 June 12, Lawrence Donegan, Maybe It Should Have Been a Three Iron: My Year as Caddie for the World's 438th Best Golfer, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 199:

     I thought it was a bit odd that the world's most popular beat combo should choose a golf tournament at Waldviertel for their reunion concert.

   • 2006 October 5, John K. V. Eunson, Crabbit Old Buggers!, Black & White Publishing, →ISBN:

     An early indication of crabbitness can be identified in teenage years by an inability to move either hips or shoulders no matter what popular beat combo are playing.

   • 2020 April 10, Brian Taylor, “Coronavirus: 'A question of balance' over lockdown exit”, in BBC News‎:

     When I was younger, I was quite an adherent of the popular beat combo known as The Moody Blues.

使用する際の注意点

• The term humorously suggests that the speaker, often an older person, is unfamiliar with modern popular music.

参照

Further reading

• popular beat combo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia