blooze

noun

ˈblüz 

slang

: blues sense 2

especially : blues as performed by white rock musicians

… the brutish white blooze of the early '70s …

—David Fricke, Rolling Stone, 2 June 1994

Shepherd's readings of Dylan and Hendrix are energetic enough, but his originals are standard-issue blooze rock …

—Marc Weingarten, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Nov. 1997

Word History

Etymology

by respelling

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

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