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chillwave 

Term coined by Carles of Hipster Runoff referring to a style of music that emerged in Summer 2K9 primarily from the Brooklyn music scene.

Chillwave generally features a fuzzy sound with a slow but steady pulse-beat that hearkens back to 1980's pop culture; it may sound like the radio being played in the car during an episode of Miami Vice recorded on a crappy VHS tape and played back after said tape's been melting in the attic for a few years.

Although it can be either electronic or markedly lo-fi, lyrical and sonic themes hinge nostalgically on a longing for lazier times and may or may not involve references to inert romance or drug use.
I went on Hype Machine and Gorilla vs. Bear and downloaded every bloggable track by Neon Indian, Washed Out, and Memory Cassette -- I love chillwave.
chillwave by lileep January 12, 2010
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Chillwave 

Music usually with high bass sounding lazy and "chill" a variation of Vaporwave using the same style of aesthetics.
Have you heard Glue70 - BlackRock? I love chillwave.
Chillwave by Teloseka October 20, 2017
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chillwave 

Swiss mountain german for 'keep calm and carry on'.
TINO: "jetz müesch de langsam brämsu süscht häsch die gondla züe"
Schampowl:"eyy chillwave, ich machu das scho"

"Take it slow or u will get too drunk"
"keep calm and ceep going, i got this"
chillwave by z'Ludi January 9, 2025

Chillwaver 

Someone who listens to the genre chillwave.
A chillwaver enjoys bands such as neon indian, cold cave, sun glitters, small black etc..
Chillwaver by idreamgalaxies July 28, 2012
The next day after smoking marijuana the previous night, one tends to feel very chill and lazy about everything. A dumbover is the next step up, but sometimes you don't get a dumbover, just a chillover. If you have a dumbover, you usually have a chillover. If you have a chillover, you don't always have a dumbover.
-"I only smoked a bowl or two last night before bed, so I have a chillover today haha."

-"I didn't go to class today because I had a chillover, so I just played FarmVille instead."
Chillover by TheChronicKingWes115 October 18, 2009

chilleventh 

It is a holiday on April 11. Its celebrates chilling and doing nothing.
Hey guys, its April 11. Lets go to Arby's to celebrate the chilleventh
chilleventh by none ya man April 16, 2007

Chillate 

To be future cool. Something or someone that has so much coolness it automatically extends to the future.
Doug's art is chillate.
Chillate by Chillate October 5, 2018
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