anti-rock

adjective

an·​ti-rock

ˌan-tē-ˈräk,

ˌan-tī- 

: characterized by or expressing opposition to or rejection of rock music or the standard aesthetics of rock music

Part of Nirvana's appeal was in their apparent anti-rock, anti-conventional stance.

—Iain Shedden

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above