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hardbag

hardbag noun: a melodic genre of electronic dance music of the mid-1990s, usually with female vocals.

Noun

hardbag (uncountable)

  1. A melodic genre of electronic dance music of the mid-1990s, usually with female vocals.
    • They present a wide range of dance styles, including electro, trance, acid house, handbag, hardbag, hardcore, happy hardcore, drum-and-bass, hi-NRG and even industrial.2003, Aline Scott-Maxwell, John Whiteoak, Currency companion to music and dance in Australia

Origin of hardbag

Blend of hard + handbag, i.e. a harder form of the earlier genre handbag or handbag house.

Questions about hardbag

What does hardbag mean?
Hardbag means a melodic genre of electronic dance music of the mid-1990s, usually with female vocals.
What part of speech is hardbag?
Hardbag is a noun.

Words near hardbag in the dictionary

  1. hardback
  2. hardbacked
  3. hardbacker
  4. hardbackers
  5. hardbacks
  6. hardbag
  7. hardbake
  8. hardbakes
  9. hardball
  10. hardballed
  11. hardballer

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