Hardcore

Alternative forms

• hard-core

Full definition of hardcore

Adjective

1. Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity; diehard.He's a hardcore gamer.
2. (slang) Particularly intense; thrillingly dangerous or erratic; desirably violent in appearance; pleasing or "cool" due to intensity or danger.
   That show was hardcore, dude.
3. Resistant to change.
4. Obscene or explicit.
5. (pornography) Depicting penetration.
6. (music) Faster or more intense than the regular style.

Synonyms

• (diehard): steely-eyed, tough as nails, gung ho

Noun

1. broken bricks, stone and/or other aggregate used as foundations especially in road and path laying.
2. hardcore punk
3. gangsta rapLet's listen to some hardcore.
4. hardcore techno

Derived terms

• -core
• happy hardcore