Crabcore
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The supposed musical genre of metalcore (especially electronicore) guitarists who adopt a low squatting pose with spread legs. Internet, humorous, uncountable
"But, unlike all the other genres covered in this column, crabcore isn't defined by sonics or BPMs or lyrical content, or tied to a geographic location. Crabcore is defined by the body contortions of the band's guitarists when they perform."
Example
More examples"But, unlike all the other genres covered in this column, crabcore isn't defined by sonics or BPMs or lyrical content, or tied to a geographic location. Crabcore is defined by the body contortions of the band's guitarists when they perform."
Etymology
From crab + -core.
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