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bardcore

bardcore noun: a genre of music in which modern songs are covered in a medieval or ancient style, often involving the lyrics being adapted or translated into historically accurate language.

Noun

bardcore (uncountable)

  1. A genre of music in which modern songs are covered in a medieval or ancient style, often involving the lyrics being adapted or translated into historically accurate language.
    • There's a Bardcore cover for every occasion: The Weekend's "Blinding Lights" for the after-banquet, Sia's "Chandelier" for when thine eyes doth begin to weep, Linkin Park's "Numb" for when the mood continues to spiral, and a cover of "I'm Blue (da ba dee)" by Eiffel 65 for those yearning for a...2020 June 23, Elmira Tanatarova, “Exploring Bardcore: YouTube's obsession with medieval covers of Lady Gaga”, in i-D, archived from the original on 06 Nov 2022
    • Sure, bardcore's usage of modern melodies may not align with what scholars know about medieval melodies (written in an entirely different mode) and the insertion of faux-medieval phrases like taking out all the "you"s and using "thou" alongside contemporary lyrics may not be entirely accurate. But...2020 August 5, Hazel Cills, “How Historically Accurate Is Bardcore Anyway?”, in Jezebel, archived from the original on 25 Dec 2022
    Synonyms:
    tavernwave

Synonyms of bardcore

Origin of bardcore

From bard + -core (“denoting a genre of music”).

Questions about bardcore

What does bardcore mean?
Bardcore means a genre of music in which modern songs are covered in a medieval or ancient style, often involving the lyrics being adapted or translated into historically accurate language.
What part of speech is bardcore?
Bardcore is a noun.

Words near bardcore in the dictionary

  1. Bardaisanites
  2. bardash
  3. bardashes
  4. Bardawil
  5. Bardawils
  6. bardcore
  7. bardcraft
  8. barded
  9. bardee
  10. bardee grub
  11. Bardeen

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