- a variation of hard-core.
hardcore
Britishnoun
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a style of rock music characterized by short fast numbers with minimal melody and aggressive delivery
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a type of dance music with a very fast beat
Example Sentences
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To truly maintain these hardcore interventions, you need to do them again and again—a face-lift, for example, lasts only 10 or so years.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
Oversimplifying things, on the other hand, would leave hardcore fans feeling as if they were being talked down to.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
And again, if you’re hardcore, you’ll get all the jokes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Prenga, who arrived with 20 knockouts from his 20 victories but little profile even with boxing's hardcore followers, sensed an opportunity.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
“Excuse me. The cool parents. The hardcore, badass, hipster parents.”
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
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