dægurlag

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Icelandic

Etymology

From dægur (period of twelve hours) +‎ lag (song).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaiːɣʏrˌlaːɣ/

Noun

dægurlag n (genitive singular dægurlags, nominative plural dægurlög)

  1. (somewhat dated) a pop song, a popular song with a light melody

Usage notes

This term is no longer commonly used to refer to modern pop songs, but it is used to refer to old popular songs (from ca. 1950–1990).

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