hardcore.
Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity.
Meaning & usage
Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity.
He's a hardcore gamer.
So hard as to require extreme dedication to complete.
Particularly intense; thrillingly dangerous or erratic; desirably violent in appearance; pleasing or "cool" due to intensity or danger.
That show was hardcore, dude.
Resistant to change.
Obscene or explicit.
Depicting penetration and abnormal sexual activity.
Faster or more intense than the regular style.
Where this word comes from
From hard + core: hard to the core; 1936 (n.); 1951 (adj.)
Broken bricks, stone and/or other aggregate used as foundations, especially in road and path laying.
Several music genres, including: Hardcore punk.
Several music genres, including: Gangsta rap.
Several music genres, including: Hardcore techno.
Several music genres, including: Jungle.
Several music genres, including: Outlaw country.
Where this word comes from
From hard + core: hard to the core; 1936 (n.); 1951 (adj.)
In a hardcore manner; intensely or extremely.
Where this word comes from
From hard + core: hard to the core; 1936 (n.); 1951 (adj.)
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