-step

Denoting a genre of electronic dance music, especially one influenced by drum and bass.

Suffix

  1. Denoting a genre of electronic dance music, especially one influenced by drum and bass.
    • dub + -step → dubstep
    • drum + -step → drumstep
    • jazz + -step → jazzstep

Origin

Back-formation from hardstep (“a subgenre of drum and bass music characterised by a gritty production style and urban feel”), which emerged around 1994.

Related

-core -wave