Definitions

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  • suffix Applied to various (often specialised and underground) genres of music.

Etymologies

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Back-formation from hardcore.

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Examples

  • In the parlance of Internet culture, the suffix “-core” denotes a visual aesthetic, a style evacuated of its deeper substance.

    America as an Internet Aesthetic Condé Nast 2021

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