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modern rock 

Modern Rock is music with a progressive beat, typically consisting of guitar, drumset (and other percussion instruments), vocalizations. It is typically favored by those in the 16 to early 40s age group and particularly by Collegiate musical observors."
Evanescence, Three Days Grace, Dido, Within Temptation, Breaking Benjamin, OURS, AFI.
Modern Rock is a style of music.
modern rock by ashleysl May 15, 2007

Modern Rock 

A Subculture that Currently has no name, as it is very young. Members generally listen to obscure and old bands, such as Dogmatic and Green River. Most members own a Record Player, and make music influenced by Grunge, Rock and Punk.
They do not care for fashion, they were what is Comfortable.

Pop Sucks!
Steven is really into Dogmatic, he must be a Modern Rock fan!
Modern Rock by RISPB*& June 9, 2020

Modern Rock 

A Subculture that Currently has no name, as it is very young. Members generally listen to obscure and old bands, such as Dogmatic and Green River. Most members own a Record Player, and make music influenced by Grunge, Rock and Punk.
They do not care for fashion, they were what is Comfortable.

Pop Sucks!
Steven is really into Dogmatic, he must be a Modern Rock fan!
Modern Rock by RISPB*& June 9, 2020

Post Modern Rock 

A genre of music, really a supergenre, encompassing many other genres including indie rock, indiepop, twee, britpop, shoegazer, electronic, electro, glitchpop, some singer/songwriter, lo-fi, and older genres including punk, new wave and Madchester. Former terms were "Modern Rock" or "Alternative," but these became obsolete when their meaning was corroded circa 1992. They then became used to describe corporate nu-rock.
Record store clerk 1: "So, I listen to a lot of bands. Like, Flaming Lips, Death Cab for Cutie, Ballboy, Doves, My Bloody Valentine, Royksopp, Adult., Lali Puna, Denison Witmer, Daniel Johnston, The Ramones, The Clash, Talking Heads, New Order and Primal Scream, just to name a few. I feel like it's all one supergenre, but I don't know what you call it."

Record store clerk 2: "You'd call that Post Modern Rock."
Post Modern Rock by Dave Cusick April 30, 2006

Modern Classic Rock 

Newer songs by artists who rose to fame in the "Classic Rock Era"
"Beautiful Day", "Vertigo" by U2; "Jaded", "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" by Aerosmith; "It's My Life", "We Weren't Born To Follow" by Bon Jovi are all modern classic rock.

rocko's modern life 

A hilarious cartoon that for some gay ass reason got canceled. But it was one of the funniest ever.
Rocko's Modern Life didn't "pwned" or "owned" you fucking douche bag it ruled.
rocko's modern life by Corb November 6, 2006
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Respectfully 

Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.

After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
Respectfully by john quan the first December 20, 2020
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You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.
Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."
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