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"Har" is one half of "har har" which signifies laughing. "Core" is the middle, essence, or center of something.

"Harcore" therefore was intended to represent the idea of "half-of-one-laugh in the center" or "One half-laugh in the center".
I know you've all heard Kurt Ballou's recordings and I think we can all agree that they're much too harcore sounding -- and that's one half-laugh in the center too much for me.
Harcore by TheMastaBlasta November 17, 2004
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The new Minecraft Bedrock game mode that was confirmed.
Minecraft Fan: "Hey, did you hear about the new Minecraft Bedrock mode?"
Minecraft Nerd: "Erm, yes, Hardcore is coming to Minecraft Bedrock."
Minecraft Fan: "No dude, it's Harcore, not Hardcore."
Harcore by Lyruike March 20, 2024
Harcore is a subgenre of Hardcore Punk.
Known for it's frequent sampling of the sounds from the Five Nights at Freddy's games and fan songs surrounding it, it has found success in the niche of punk fnaf fans.
This subgenre is mostly unknown to the mainstream, but Harcore musicians are known for their old rivalry with Emocore.
Person A: The fuck is that? Why is there Five Nights at Freddy's Freddy Fazbear's har har har har har har har har har in your music?!

Person B: It's Harcore.

hardcore crushing 

to have a really big crush on someone
person a: he’s super cute, right?

person b: ive been hardcore crushing on him for months!
hardcore crushing by galactic.cola February 26, 2018

Hardcore Punk 

Hardcore Punk is a subgenre of Punk Rock which originated in North America in the late 70's. The sound is thicker, heavier, and faster than 1970s-style Punk Rock. It is characterized by short, loud, and passionate songs.

It was call Punk at first and not Punk Rock as classic Punk was called. In the ealy 80's it was called Hardcore Punk

Hardcore Punk started in L.A with the band Black Flag and in D.C with the band Minor Threat and Bad Brains; which are the big three bands of early Hardcore Punk.

In the 90's heavy metal bands tried to get into Hardcore with out being Punk. Which is not Hardcore at all. The Hardcore movent and sound is still Punk and always will be. Metalcore is metal music not Hardcore Punk. There is still Harcore Punk bands around today, and that are not metal bands claiming to be Hardcore with out being Punk. A few of them are,

The Casualties
Cheap Sex
Devotchka
Dropkick Murphys
Lower Class Brats
No Use For A Name
Pennywise
Rise Against
Suicide Machines
The Unseen
And more.
Hardcore is Punk music. Its not a fourm of Metal music. Its short for Hardcore Punk.
Hardcore Punk by shy_boy November 10, 2008

hardcore studying

studying to the extreme. completely focused and determined to absorb the material you're studying. to get ready for an upcoming exam.
So what are you up to this afternoon man?

I'm hardcore studying to get ready for my exam!
hardcore studying by dr.techno February 23, 2011

Hardcore Parkour 

attempting to do parkour but really just randomly jumping over stuff. Derived from a "Office" skit in season 6 episode 1.
The Office "Parkour in the Office"
"Hardcore parkour!" (jumps over chair)
Hardcore Parkour by adchan July 5, 2011