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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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A dead drop is a location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.

Spies have been known to use dead drops, using various techniques to hide the items and to signal that the drop has been made. Drug dealers use this as well.

A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.

A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.
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dead drop by rubberroom July 23, 2008
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No Surprises Wedding

A "No Surprises Wedding," or NSW, is a wedding invitation designation that tells attendees that there can be no unplanned announcements, engagements, events or speeches at the wedding - all actions must be pre-approved by the couple. Anyone who performs an unapproved "surprise" will be asked to leave the wedding early.

This designation comes from Reddit, where so many stories of bad wedding behavior indicated a need to communicate expectations for the wedding behavior of attendees.
You are cordially invited to the nuptials of Brian and Tom on October 31 at noon.

Please note that this wedding is child-free (under 10) and a No Surprises Wedding (NSW). Reach out to wedding planner Sami Smith to request approvals or exceptions; please note that exceptions will be rare. Limited child care for under-10s will be available. All approvals will be noted and included in planning. Unapproved, or surprise exceptions, will result in guests being asked to leave.
Word of the Day on November 8, 2026
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