Hardcore

//hɑː(ɹ)dˈkɔː(ɹ)// adj, adv, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity.

    "He's a hardcore gamer."

  2. 2
    So hard as to require extreme dedication to complete.
  3. 3
    Particularly intense; thrillingly dangerous or erratic; desirably violent in appearance; pleasing or "cool" due to intensity or danger. colloquial

    "That show was hardcore, dude."

  4. 4
    Resistant to change.
  5. 5
    Obscene or explicit.
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  1. 6
    Depicting penetration and abnormal sexual activity.
  2. 7
    Faster or more intense than the regular style.
Adjective
  1. 1
    extremely explicit wordnet
  2. 2
    intensely loyal wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    In a hardcore manner; intensely or extremely. colloquial, not-comparable
Noun
  1. 1
    Broken bricks, stone and/or other aggregate used as foundations, especially in road and path laying. uncountable

    "You need to excavate and remove the topsoil, line the subsoil with a geotextile, then lay and compact hardcore."

  2. 2
    Several music genres, including:; Hardcore punk. uncountable

    "Fields began recording the hardcore punk bands in 1978 when few others would."

  3. 3
    Several music genres, including:; Gangsta rap. uncountable
  4. 4
    Several music genres, including:; Hardcore techno. uncountable
  5. 5
    Several music genres, including:; Jungle. uncountable

    "Always more multiracial than other post-Rave scenes, Hardcore got “blacker” as hiphop, Ragga, dub and Soul influences kicked in, and by 93 it had evolved into Jungle. By this point, Hardcore/Jungle (the terms remain interchangeable) was universally scorned by dance hipsters and banished from the media."

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  1. 6
    Several music genres, including:; Outlaw country. uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

From hard + core: hard to the core; 1936 (n.); 1951 (adj.)

Etymology 2

From hard + core: hard to the core; 1936 (n.); 1951 (adj.)

Etymology 3

From hard + core: hard to the core; 1936 (n.); 1951 (adj.)

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