Definitions for hardcore
hard·core

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. hard-core, hardcoreadjective

   intensely loyal

   "his hard-core supporters"

2. hard-core, hardcoreadjective

   extremely explicit

   "hard-core pornography"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. hardcorenoun

   broken bricks, stone and/or other aggregate used as foundations especially in road and path laying.

2. hardcorenoun

   Hardcore punk or techno music.

   Let's listen to some hardcore.

3. hardcoreadjective

   Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity; diehard.

   He's a hardcore gamer.

4. hardcoreadjective

   Resistant to change.

5. hardcoreadjective

   Obscene or explicit.

6. hardcoreadjective

   Of or pertaining to pornography that depicts penetration.

7. hardcoreadjective

   Faster or more intense than the regular style.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hardcore

   Hardcore generally refers to anything that is extremely intense, serious, or extreme in nature. It can refer to a person who is heavily committed or dedicated to something, such as a hardcore fan or a hardcore gamer. The term is also used to describe a genre of punk rock music known for its aggressive style, as well as certain types of explicit adult content. In the context of physics, hardcore also describes a nucleus in a molecule that is not involved in forming chemical bonds. The usage of the term depends on the context in which it is being referred to.

WikidataRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Hardcore

   Hardcore is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. Hardcore is an assassin and enforcer whose hands could cut through steel, and who served as an enemy of Cage.

Rap DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. hardcoreadjective

   True to what you claim. "Kids out there be thinkin they PENIS hardcore man" -- Kool Keith (Little Girls)

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hardcore in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hardcore in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of hardcore in a Sentence

1. Michael Wood:

   There is a hardcore MAGA group within the Republican Party that does get very upset with me, i've had people who were actually there on January 6 come up to me shaking mad that I'm saying the sort of things that I'm saying about that day and also about President Trump.

2. Robert Graham:

   It started about a week ago. Now? 'Bam!' It’s hardcore.

3. Jason Blum:

   There's an appetite for more scary movies every year, there's a real market for hardcore fans - not millions but hundreds of thousands - and there's new distribution avenues to get to them.

4. Rafay Baloch:

   I am not a hardcore coder, I believe n learning science as much as it's needed to complete a task that is assigned to me.

5. Andrew YangYang:

   It lets me know that they are hardcore Andrew YangYang enthusiasts, that they know the message, that they brought friends, that they might've seen me speak before in some venue and they're back again, which means that there's something very powerful drawing us together, there is an element of feeling a little bit like a traveling troubadour.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hardcore
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hardcore
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=hardcore
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=hardcore