# vaporwave

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈveɪ.pə.weɪv/ · frequency rank #88,986

## Definitions
1. A genre of electronic music and visual arts style that emerged in the early 2010s. As a musical genre, it evolved from chillwave and seapunk with influences from lounge music, elevator music, smooth jazz, and 1980s dance-pop. As an aesthetic, it is influenced by 1990s web design and digital art, anime, and cyberpunk.

## Etymology
From vapor(ware) + -wave.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vaporwave