fop-rock

fop-rock
n.
Dandified form of rock 'n' roll in which the performers are more concerned with their clothes than with their music.
Example Citation:
"In his spare time, one of President Clinton's bright new White House recruits dresses as an 18th century dandy — blond wig, scarlet lipstick and velvet knee-breeches — and sings songs of upper class angst such as Let Them Eat Rock and Friend of a Friend of the Working Class. Ted Widmer, whose day job is director of speech writing at the National Security Council, plays guitar and sings at night for a 'fop-rock' group, the Upper Crust."
— Hugo Gurdon, "Rocking Clinton aide has dandy sideline", The Daily Telegraph
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