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Breakbeat driven techno/house music from 1990-1994. This music uses breakbeats, clean sub bass, high pitched catchy riffs, moody strings, and often times sped up R&B lyrics which sound like chipmonks. In 1994 'Ardkore split into Jungle and Happyhardcore. 'Ardkore was the name of the style as pronounced by the British. It was actually spelt "Hardcore" however this becomes very confusing as "Hardcore" in the USA means Gabba as well as Death Metal. Author Simon Reynolds calls this music 'Ardkore in his books "Energy Flash" and "Generation Ecstasy".
example of word used in a sentence:
"This is a great 'Ardkore record!"

Examples of such records:
DJ Seduction "Come On" (FFRR TABX 111), Acen "Close your eyes" (Production House), Blood Clot "Can U Dig It" (Sand Castle Records), Isotonik "Different Strokes" (FFRR).
'Ardkore by 1992 January 27, 2007
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Hardcore. A british strain of language birthed this pronunciation of the word "Hardcore". A derision of the early U.K. rave slogan "Hardcore you know the score". It also became synonymus with the transition of the early 90's acid house and northern U.K oldschool breakbeat scene, as it transformed into Jungle or Drum & bass.
1. "That shit was Ardcore, you know the score."

2. "That last track sounded more ardcore, it had more riddims, horns, and breaks... it was mental."

3. "Ardcore junglism"
ardcore by Wayne P. Ulmer III September 7, 2008
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The commerical hub of the Main Line. Chock full of banks, pizza shops, classy restaurants, artsy coffee shops, and BMW's, Audi's and Lexus's coursing through Lancaster Avenue at any given time of day. Also home to one of the original IHOP restaurants. Ardmore is a fairly diverse town, and does not have the reputation for being as money-laden as adjacent municipalities such as Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Wynnewood. Suburban Square, one of the first outdoor shopping centers, is located here.
Ardmore attracts the wealthy patrons of the Main Line because of its well-known business district.

Many residents of West Philly shop in Ardmore since Suburban Square is only a stone's throw away from the train platform.
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A town in southern Oklahoma with one of the highest crime rates in the United States. 99% of the teen population is on Ecstasy and LSD with 50% already experimenting with cocaine, heroine, and crystal meth. There are also lots of blacks. The only place interesting is Wal Mart, open 24 hours a day.
Richard Simmons: Let's go to Ardmore.

Leeroy: Fuck you
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Home of a mixer of Blacks, Rich White kids and Poor Degos, often reffered to suburb trash and the murder capital of the Delco area. White kids rep it because there are black kids there. And The Black Kids beat the Whites up for there bike. Home of nothing better to do but go to sev or hit up some weed.

Home of Spring Ave
"Yo tryin to hit up the A tonight"

"Nigga jacked my bike up on spring lets rally tha sheldon lane crips"

"Lets fuck them Ardmore Bulls"
Ardmore by Mike Rally July 1, 2009
Shady 580 aka Shardmore, Smoklahoma. Its a trap. That'll eat that ass alive if u dont move right in it. "Fuck around with them fuck arounds and fuck around and get smoked" - Lil Mouse
Got set up, stripped naked and robbed.

Oh yeah? Where that happen at?
Ardmore.
Ardmore by Pseudonym Shitidk October 1, 2021

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A racist white country redneck school that have the three best football players ever 3 of the names Darius Tremaine Davis, Anthony Patrick Taylor, and Landon Mason
Landon,Darius, and Anthony are the Top football players to ever be,but they to that racist school called Ardmore High School.
Ardmore High School by pseyundom April 19, 2018
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