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a particulatly dark thread of the traditional hardcore type of music. often incorporates aspects of industrial techno gabba pop.
whoah, its hectic in here, this music is fuckin darkcore.

darkcore tunes have proper standards

roofing it ina darkcore styleness
darkcore by I_Am_A_Banana February 6, 2004
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Dankometer 

The measurement system used to rate anything from food, to girls, to movies. Think of it as the Metric System of goodness. Items can receive a rating of 1-10 Danks on the American Dankometer.

note: the Dankometer is measured in "Danks"
John: Shiznips!! That pie is really good!
Sue: How dank is it?
John: Probably a 5 on the DANKOMETER
Sue: That's a lot of danks!
Dankometer by danksauce12 June 22, 2011

darkomen 

A whore on various message boards and FFXI
Darkomen is a very big whore
darkomen by I have no name July 17, 2004
An aesthetic that embraces darkness—not as evil, but as depth, mystery, and comfort. Darkcore uses shadows, deep blacks, moody lighting, and themes of introspection, melancholy, and the beauty of things hidden. It’s the aesthetic of late nights, city lights reflected in rain, forests at dusk, and the quiet of empty rooms. Unlike Voidcore’s cosmic emptiness, Darkcore is more terrestrial: the darkness we walk through, the shadows we live with, the comfort of being unseen. Colors are deep blues, purples, blacks, with occasional sharp lights cutting through.
Example: "Her photos were all low light, high contrast—street lamps in fog, silhouettes against windows, shadows that swallowed detail—Darkcore, finding beauty in what’s half‑seen."
Darkcore by Abzugal March 30, 2026