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Words for people according to the music they like

emo

noun

someone who likes emo music and typically wears black clothes and has long, often black hair

Goth

noun

someone who wears Goth fashion and listens to Goth music

mod

noun

a member of a group of young people in the U.K. in the 1960s who were considered very fashionable

punk

noun

a young person who likes punk music, and who often has brightly colored hair, and wears torn clothing with a lot of chains and pins

rocker

noun

someone who plays or likes rock music

Teddy boy

noun

a young man in the U.K. in the 1950s who dressed in narrow pants, a long loose jacket, and pointed shoes and liked rock and roll music

caxirola

a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken

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glean

to learn small pieces of information by asking questions or watching or listening carefully

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pierce the corporate veil

… the decision to treat the rights and duties of a company as being the same as the rights and duties of its shareholders

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