Hardbag

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A melodic genre of electronic dance music of the mid-1990s, usually with female vocals. uncountable

    "They present a wide range of dance styles, including electro, trance, acid house, handbag, hardbag, hardcore, happy hardcore, drum-and-bass, hi-NRG and even industrial."

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"They present a wide range of dance styles, including electro, trance, acid house, handbag, hardbag, hardcore, happy hardcore, drum-and-bass, hi-NRG and even industrial."

Etymology

Blend of hard + handbag, i.e. a harder form of the earlier genre handbag or handbag house.

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dance music

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