songword

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English

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Etymology

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From song +‎ word.

Noun

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songword (plural songwords)

  1. (usually in the plural) Synonym of lyric (the words of a song or other vocal music)
    • 2014, Sean Egan, The Clash: The Only Band That Mattered, page 8:
      Jones being a man with an effortless knack for melody and arrangement made him as important, even if his lyrics never matched the best of Strummer's street-poet songwords.
    • 2022, Barbara Williams, In Other Words: Interviews with Australian Poets, page 40:
      Some people have a very impertinent view of the Aboriginal songwords. The greatest impertinence is that they don't bother to read what the Aborigines themselves sing.