hardcore — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity.

   Synonyms

   diehardsteely-eyedtough as nailsgung ho

   Examples

   He's a hardcore gamer.

2. So hard as to require extreme dedication to complete.

3. Particularly intense; thrillingly dangerous or erratic; desirably violent in appearance; pleasing or "cool" due to intensity or danger.

   Usage

   • Colloquial

   Examples

   That show was hardcore, dude.

4. Resistant to change.

5. Obscene or explicit.

6. Depicting penetration and abnormal sexual activity.

7. Faster or more intense than the regular style.

Noun

1. Broken bricks, stone and/or other aggregate used as foundations, especially in road and path laying.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

   Examples

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

2. Several music genres, including: Hardcore punk.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

   Examples

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

3. Several music genres, including: Gangsta rap.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

4. Several music genres, including: Hardcore techno.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

5. Several music genres, including: Jungle.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

   Examples

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   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.

6. Several music genres, including: Outlaw country.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

Adverb

1. In a hardcore manner; intensely or extremely.

   Usage

   • Colloquial
   • not-comparable

Adjective

1. intensely loyal

   Synonyms

   hard-core

   Examples

   his hard-core supporters

2. extremely explicit

   Synonyms

   hard-core

   Examples

   hard-core pornography