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Bardcore 

A musical genre involving having modern songs reverse engineered to sound more medieval, primarily by replacing the sounds of modern instruments with those that existed in the middle ages. If the song contains English lyrics, the words might be altered to sound more like Shakespearean English. All of this is to make it sound as if the song could've been sung by a [bard} in a medieval tavern somewhere, hence the name 'Bardcore'.
James: Like heavy metal bands like Sabaton, what about you?

Michael: Nah, I prefer bardcore.
Bardcore by Norse Emperor June 6, 2020
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bardcore 

A group of Shakespearean fanatics so into the whole bard thing that they communicate in rhyming couplets.
PERCY: Let's bid farewell these saucy tarts,
Lest love's arrows pierce too-eager hearts.

CHRIS: Hey - cut that bardcore shit will ya? We just hooked up with this fine pair of honeys, and you wanna leave da club already??!?
bardcore by dickyboy November 3, 2006

bardcore 

a spin-off of the word hardcore, used, when referring to Pornography, to refer to a movie that was made with a Shakespearean play as the original plot.
Dude, I just saw my first bardcore movie, "A Midsummer's Night Cream!"
bardcore by Chrissy-D October 19, 2006
Word of the Day on August 27, 2016

bardcore 

Judy: You're hardcore!
George: Na, I'm bardcore.
Judy: oh, you like guys?
George: Yep
bardcore by xxRxxJxxBxx January 22, 2006

baldcore 

POWA KORD, MIAMI BALDCORE BAND - "WHATS WITH ALL THE SCENE KIDS? THEY GOT HAIR. RIP IT OUT OF THEIR SCALPS. I DON'T CARE."
baldcore by swampo dompo July 6, 2010

beardcore 

A new sub-genre of music, started in America, which comprises of so called "Happy Hardcore" metal music. The songs are lyrically sung rather than shouted, but all the major ideals from metal are there (the double pedal, drop tuned guitars, breakdowns.) The only major difference is the songs are played in a major (or "happy") key. Beardcore is attached to this small sub-genre, because of the leading band, Four Year Strong (Who together have more hair than a sheep)
"Hey dude, you checked out this beardcore band?"
"OMG they're so rad, I gotta buy their merch and grow a beard to beat them!"
beardcore by jon_sparky March 28, 2009
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British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”

Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.
Boffin by Agnon February 11, 2023
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Pee Calculus

When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
Pee Calculus by anorlondo October 1, 2026
Word of the Day on October 2, 2026
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