Hardstyle
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A genre of electronic dance music that combines elements of trance, techno, and hardcore, with origins in the Netherlands and Belgium. uncountable
"hi jack. you just missed the best hardcore/gabba party: "thunderdome - a decade", here in amsterdam. 2 huge rooms filled with 15.000 people (the party had sold out weeks in advance), one room for oldstyle (92-97), one for the newer hardcore/hardstyle (97-02)."
- 2 In contrast to sports style, a specifically intensive workout exercise, such as a swing squat. uncountable
Example
More examples"hi jack. you just missed the best hardcore/gabba party: "thunderdome - a decade", here in amsterdam. 2 huge rooms filled with 15.000 people (the party had sold out weeks in advance), one room for oldstyle (92-97), one for the newer hardcore/hardstyle (97-02)."
Etymology
From hard + style.
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