Cobainesque

English

Etymology

From Cobain +‎ -esque.

Adjective

Cobainesque (comparative more Cobainesque, superlative most Cobainesque)

1. Reminiscent of Kurt Cobain (1967–1994), American grunge musician.
   • 2009, Chuck Klosterman, Eating the Dinosaur, page 30:

     He had a lot of Cobainesque qualities: He had shoulder-length hair, played guitar, had a bad childhood, often complained of stomach problems, and had troubling taste in women.

   • 2010, Scott Miller, Music, page 189:

     […] she established a mid-tempo, less-rocking-out standard governing the emotional moments of a certain class of later mature audience artists like Sufjan Stevens in a way that superseded Cobainesque howling.