HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of poptimism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈpɑptɪmɪzəm/

Definitions

The belief that pop music (or pop culture in general) is worthy of professional critique and interest.

uncountable

Examples

“Rockism lost, and poptimism won. All cultural snootiness is now tedious.”
“Soon poptimism—an ideology that maintained that authenticity was a pose and conventionally unserious music (and, later, film, TV and books) had inherent value—became the status quo.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Learn this word in context

See poptimism used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course