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The opposite of nightcore. Generally consists of fast house/happy hardcore tracks slowed down to sound like they are being sung by male vocalists.
'Who's that bloke singing Britney Spears songs?'

'Its Britney - just slowed down into a daycore track.'
daycore by mids99 December 25, 2013
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A category of music which includes bands/artists that your father most likely listened to/enjoyed. Most commonly music from the 1970's.
Teenager: "My favorite bands are Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Kiss. I am so alternative"

Normal Person: "Entry level dadcore"
dadcore by Able mutant June 15, 2011

Dawncore 

Dawncore is when the vocals are high pitched, but the song is slowed down.
Person 1: Have you seen Symphony but it's dawncore?
Person 2: Yes, I have! It sounds like an angel singing.
Dawncore by MagentaMovie July 7, 2020
A genre of modern indie rock that blends the traditional post-punk leanings of indie with the dad rock of the 70s.

Expect a singer-songwriter playing average electric guitar solos over the top of an incredibly bored backup band.

Examples: the War on Drugs, Wilco, Kurt Vile, etc.
Woah you're going to Mountain Jam? Never knew you were into dadcore.
Dadcore by Dingbatdude January 19, 2018
1) a way of life, as "father".

2) An expression of the realization that square is a badge of honor, that success is possible with a positive attitude, that family is paramount, that honesty is everything. As Jesus Christ says, "let your yes be yes, and your no, no." Encompasses dad rock, tucked in shirts, eye contact, good posture, hard work, dirty jokes with "the boys", politics, creedance, Good relationship with parents, being a role model, "grown-up", pays more than his share of taxes, leans right of left, and unlimited BBQs.
"John is dadcore. He just finished his PhD and is raising two boys with his wife, Carla. Lucky guy."
dadcore by Tigercock January 26, 2015
Common insult. Refers to poorly-fitted and often stylistically conservative classic menswear. The kind of clothes a dad would wear.
"That guy is so dadcore"
dadcore by BimboDimbo November 30, 2017