pop song

English

Noun

pop song (plural pop songs)

1. (music) A type of song from the genre of music derived from rock and roll music of the 1950s characterized by a short, catchy tune and the frequent repetition of a chorus.

   Synonym: pop tune

Derived terms

• pop singer

Translations

a type of song

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 流行歌曲 (liúxíng gēqǔ), 通俗歌曲 (tōngsú gēqū)

• Finnish: popkappale, poplaulu
• German: Popsong (de) m
• Japanese: ポップス (poppusu), ポップソング (poppu songu)
• Korean: 대중가요 (ko) (daejunggayo), 군중가요 (ko) (gunjunggayo) (North Korea)
• Maori: waiata arotini