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garage band
noun
: an amateur rock band typically holding its rehearsals in a garage and usually having only a local audience
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In the upcoming sequel to her 2003 Disney film, which premieres Aug. 8, 2025 in theaters, Lohan’s character Anna Coleman will reunite with her high school garage band Pink Slip, which also consisted of pals Maddie (Christina Vidal) and Peg (Haley Hudson).
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024
In my generation, that would have meant picking up an electric guitar and forming a garage band.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 June 2018
Growing up, the star watched his six older brothers play in garage bands, which in turn inspired him to use computer programs to make music of his own.
—Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024
But in the musical, they’re saved by a garage band made up of lesbian, trans and nonbinary members who insist that these two women educate themselves to become lesbian community icons.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1972, in the meaning defined above
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“Garage band.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garage%20band. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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