outrock

English

Etymology

out- +‎ rock

Verb

outrock (third-person singular simple present outrocks, present participle outrocking, simple past and past participle outrocked)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in rocking (thrilling or exciting, especially with rock music).
    • 2004, SPIN (page 90)
      Love vows to outrock the cooler-than-thou swish kids — and succeeds — chanting "Gabba-gabba baby" and "Shut up!" until there's a puddle of sweat on the floorboards.
    • 2013, David Cantwell, Merle Haggard: The Running Kind (page 105)
      Two songs Merle wrote when he was a teenager manage to outrock anything he'd yet recorded.
    • 2015, Michelle A. Valentine, Black Falcon: Complete Series Collection
      There's always another fame-hungry band ready to outrock you and steal your fans. God knows we've taken enough breaks and cancelled enough shows to leave half our fans pissed off.

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