Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horrorcore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: hor-ror-core
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subgenre of hip-hop music with horror-themed lyrics and imagery.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Lots of us remember the pioneering zeal that the Gravediggaz unleashed on their debut disc, 1994's 6 Feet Deep — a ghoulish effort that spawned the so-called horrorcore genre."

Etymology

From horror + -core.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: horror

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does horrorcore mean?: A subgenre of hip-hop music with horror-themed lyrics and imagery.
Where does horrorcore come from?: From horror + -core.

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