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elevator music

NOUN
piped in popular music
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Jefferson’s default prose is 18th-century elevator music, clear and tinkling.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

It is the elevator music, the Muzak, of potato dishes.

From Salon May 9, 2024

Grand archways and built-in aquariums line the living spaces, and the many amenities include a gym, game room, bar, elevator, music studio and plush movie theater with guitars strung along the walls.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2021

Muzak, the purveyors of elevator music, had become a complete joke by the 1990s when it found many of the players in the Seattle grunge scene working in its offices.

From Slate Jun. 15, 2021

He used to be a rap producer, but now he only listens to wack elevator music, because, he says, hip-hop is dead.

From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander




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