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These words are all different music genres, which are types of music. EMO is a rock style often about strong feelings. FUNK is a danceable music with a strong rhythm. METAL (short for heavy metal) is a loud, powerful rock music. POP is short for popular music, which is usually catchy and liked by many people.

These words are all informal American slang to say something is very bad or of poor quality.

If something bites, blows, stinks, or sucks, it means it is terrible or unpleasant. For example, if a movie blows or sucks, it's very bad. If an idea stinks, it's a poor idea. While bite can mean to cut with teeth, here it means "is bad" (like "this situation bites").

These words are all informal American English verbs that mean to do something exceptionally well or to be very successful.

* To eat in this context means to do something perfectly and easily, often like "eating it up" or mastering it.

* To rock means to be excellent or impressive.

* To rule means to be the best or extremely good at something.

* To slay means to perform amazingly well, often in a very impressive or stylish way.

These words are the last names of famous contemporary composers. CAGE (John Cage), ENO (Brian Eno), GLASS (Philip Glass), and REICH (Steve Reich) are all well-known people who write modern music. "Contemporary" means from recent times, and "composers" are people who create music. Their music is often new and sometimes experimental.