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skacore

skacore noun: a genre that blends ska music with hardcore punk.

Noun

skacore (uncountable)

  1. A genre that blends ska music with hardcore punk.
    • TVT's Buck-O-Nine will deliver more San Diego skacore on "Libido" in September.1998, Billboard, volume 110, number 34, page 59
    • Cut for cut, Pay Attention is another step in songwriting evolution for the once-plaid-clad architects of the fusion of punk rock and Afro-Caribbean dance music known as skacore.2000, CMJ New Music Monthly, number 81, page 47

Origin of skacore

From ska + -core.

Questions about skacore

What does skacore mean?
Skacore means a genre that blends ska music with hardcore punk.
What part of speech is skacore?
Skacore is a noun.

Words near skacore in the dictionary

  1. Skaar
  2. Skaars
  3. skabenga
  4. skabengas
  5. skacid
  6. skacore
  7. skadaddle
  8. skaddon
  9. skaddons
  10. skadoodle
  11. Skadovsk

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