Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

emocore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: emo-core
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A style of hardcore punk known for emotional and introspective lyrics.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There's a new form of performance occuring out in Washington, D.C. It goes by the name of Emo-Core or Emotional Core. Bands like Embrace (featuring Ian McKaye), Rites of Spring, Beefeater, among others, are taking the severe intensity of an emotional projection and adding it totally into their respective live sets."
"“Clarity” was a pivotal album for Jimmy Eat World, the first to feature Jim Adkins on lead vocals instead of Mr. Linton and the last to reflect the heart-on-sleeve values of emocore more than the hard gleam of pop-punk."

Etymology

Clipping of emo(tional) + -core. The word emo is first attested later, in 1988.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

emotive hardcore emotional hardcore

Questions

What does emocore mean?: A style of hardcore punk known for emotional and introspective lyrics.
Where does emocore come from?: Clipping of emo(tional) + -core. The word emo is first attested later, in 1988.

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