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horrorcore

horrorcore noun: a subgenre of hip-hop music with horror-themed lyrics and imagery.

Noun

horrorcore (uncountable)

  1. A subgenre of hip-hop music with horror-themed lyrics and imagery.
    • Lots of us remember the pioneering zeal that the Gravediggaz unleashed on their debut disc, 1994's 6 Feet Deep — a ghoulish effort that spawned the so-called horrorcore genre.1997, Vibe, volume 5, numbers 1-3

Origin of horrorcore

From horror + -core.

Questions about horrorcore

What does horrorcore mean?
Horrorcore means a subgenre of hip-hop music with horror-themed lyrics and imagery.
What part of speech is horrorcore?
Horrorcore is a noun.

Words near horrorcore in the dictionary

  1. horror-shows
  2. horror-stricken
  3. horror-struck
  4. horror-thriller
  5. horror-thrillers
  6. horrorcore
  7. horrored
  8. horrorfest
  9. horrorfests
  10. horrorful
  11. horrorist

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