单词 | technoid |
释义 | technoidadj.n. A. adj. 1. Originally and chiefly North American. Technological in a marked or extreme way; technologically sophisticated or complex; characterized by expertise in or enthusiasm for technology. ΚΠ 1956 F. Gore Abstr. Art 30 Arp is opposed to the ‘technoid’ constructions of Mondrian. 1986 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 13 May a7 We didn't want to produce technoid jerks. 1993 U.S. News & World Rep. 1 Mar. 68/3 I'm going to satisfy those beginners who..want to learn more about what's going on under the hood, with occasional sidebars on technoid topics. 2001 Deadlock (Washington Post Polit. Staff) iii. 102 The vice president liked to call it his ‘virtual law firm’—a description that appealed to his technoid side. 2. Of or relating to music employing sounds generated or modified electronically, esp. using synthesizers (cf. techno- comb. form 3); spec. (in later use) relating to or characteristic of techno music (cf. techno n.). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > pop music > [adjective] > qualities of pop metal?1518 anthemic1890 Afro-Latin-American1900 sun-kissed1907 heavy1937 Latin American1937 Memphis1938 sun-drenched1943 indie1945 rockish1955 hardcore1957 doo-wop1958 middle of the road1959 Latin1962 straight-ahead1964 easy listening1965 Motown1965 funky1967 post-rock1967 rocky1967 rock-out1968 funkadelic1969 funked out1970 grungy1971 punk1971 grunge1972 Philly1972 dub1973 drum and bass1975 disco funky1976 punkish1976 reggaefied1976 Britpop1977 post-punk1977 anarcho-punk1979 rap1980 trash rock1980 crunchy1981 industrial1981 New Romantic1981 rockist1981 garage1982 hip-hop1982 thrashy1982 urban1982 Gothic1983 hip-hopping1983 beat-box1984 lo-fi1986 technoid1986 hip-house1987 acid house1988 new jack1988 old school1988 techno1988 baggy1990 banging1990 gangsta1990 filthy1991 handbaggy1991 nu skool1991 sampladelic1991 junglist1993 1986 Chicago Tribune 30 Jan. v. 7/4 A lot of fans didn't like the fact that it [sc. the song ‘Mr Roboto’] was gimmicky and a bit technoid. 1988 Toronto Star (Nexis) 2 Dec. d19 He's not much of a fan of technoid sound... Everything you hear coming off stage will be played by one of the members. 1992 Face May 112/1 A compilation of house and industrial technoid trax from nine Frankfurt producers. 1995 Melody Maker 25 Mar. 44/3 An orgasmic whorl of technoid soundscapes. 2005 Time Out N.Y. 5 May 85/3 DJ K-Tel..will be slinging pervy technoid beats till the break of dawn. B. n. 1. Originally and chiefly North American. An enthusiast for or expert in technology; a techie, a tech-head. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > enthusiast for technology > [noun] technomaniac1951 technophile1955 techie1970 technofreak1973 technoid1976 gearhead1989 1976 Los Angeles Times 2 May v. 8/2 The technoids are endlessly comparing signal strength. 1979 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 10 Jan. 13/2 Technoids are the people who give computers a bad name. 1992 Washington City Paper 21 Feb. 73/4 (advt.) We are both ‘technoids’ (engineers). 2000 N.Y. Times 13 Dec. h1/2 A lack of glamour and a stench of spam..have long accorded e-mail déclassé status among the technoids. 2. A performer of or enthusiast for techno music.Recorded earliest in non-technoid. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > music appreciation > music lover > [noun] > of pop music > of specific types of pop hard rocker1942 skiffler1948 rock fan1959 rocker1963 discomaniac1966 Deadhead1971 punk rocker1972 punker1973 punkette1974 Krautrocker1976 punk1976 punk fan1976 punkster1976 new waver1977 soulie1978 post-punk1979 New Romantic1980 headbanger1981 skanker1983 grebo1987 old schooler1990 shoegazer1991 technoid1992 thrasher1992 gabba1995 1992 Los Angeles Times 2 Aug. (Calendar section) 58/5 Insistent rave-beats from techno-stars (Moby) and non-technoids (including new cuts by David Bowie and the Cult) are sure to keep dance floors animated. 1993 Mixmag Apr. 34/1 A clique of screenie producers and technoids exchanging meaningless promises ‘to do a remix sometime’. 1996 Observer (Nexis) 17 Nov. 12 Even the most ardent technoids have come down from their three-year Ecstasy highs by now. 2005 Village Voice (N.Y.) 8–14 June 80/2 With the shiver-inducing opening strains of ‘Trans-Europe Express’, the hip-hop heads and the technoids looked at each other and grinned. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1956 |
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