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Britpop
(Brit|pop)
Pronunciation:
/ˈbrɪtpɒp/
noun
[
mass noun
]
British pop music of the mid 1990s that was typically influenced by the Beatles and other British groups of the 1960s and perceived as a reaction against American grunge music:
[
as modifier
]
:
Britpop bands
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