Meaning of wrock | Babel Free

Definitions

A genre of music produced by fans of the Harry Potter series, characterized by costumed performances and humorous lyrics about characters, settings, and plot elements from the series.

slang, uncountable

Examples

“There are, at present, dozens of these “wizard rock” or “wrock” bands, some of which tour nationally and internationally performing at small clubs, libraries and Harry Potter conferences and other special events.”

“Not all wrock is punk wrock. There's plenty of stylistic diversity in the scene, which ranges from the electric girl pop of the Parselmouths to the darkly gleaming hip-hop of Swish and Flick.”

“The phenomenon of wrock (wizard rock) within Harry Potter fandom has not yet produced mainstream crossovers.”

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