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funkcore

funkcore noun: an aggressive style of funk music influenced by rock or metal.

Noun

funkcore (uncountable)

  1. An aggressive style of funk music influenced by rock or metal.
    • Five songs of spunky funkcore. Bouncy, peppy stuff with annoying tempo changes and whiny singing.1995, Maximum Rock 'n' Roll, number 142
    • And even if you really want to, you can always buy your suit on the cheap from Overstock.com, hope nobody notices, and use the $500 you saved to buy studio time for your new indie-funkcore-folk band.2006, New Zealand Centre for Independent Studies, Policy, volume 22

Origin of funkcore

From funk + -core.

Questions about funkcore

What does funkcore mean?
Funkcore means an aggressive style of funk music influenced by rock or metal.
What part of speech is funkcore?
Funkcore is a noun.

Words near funkcore in the dictionary

  1. funkadelia
  2. funkadelic
  3. funkadelics
  4. funkateer
  5. funkateers
  6. funkcore
  7. Funke
  8. funked
  9. funked out
  10. funked up
  11. funker

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