songvid

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Meaning · English

A fanmade video made of third-party clips with a song as the audiotrack.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Whereas formerly vidders would create songvids by using their VCRs to splice together scenes, now vids are more sophisticated, with vidders using complex authoring software to manipulate electronic files.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “songvid” mean?

A fanmade video made of third-party clips with a song as the audiotrack.

Is “songvid” formal or informal?

songvid is generally slang.