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nardcore

nardcore noun: a hardcore punk movement in Southern California in the early 1980s.

Noun

nardcore (uncountable)

  1. A hardcore punk movement in Southern California in the early 1980s.
  2. The punk rock music associated with this movement.

Origin of nardcore

From Oxnard + -core, to rhyme with hardcore.

Questions about nardcore

What does nardcore mean?
Nardcore means a hardcore punk movement in Southern California in the early 1980s.
What part of speech is nardcore?
Nardcore is a noun.

Words near nardcore in the dictionary

  1. narcotrafficking
  2. narcoviolence
  3. narcoxyl
  4. narcs
  5. nard
  6. nardcore
  7. Nardella
  8. Nardellas
  9. Nardelli
  10. Nardellis
  11. Nardi

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