Any form of
music, usually used to describe any usually overrated band/artist/genre described as "
scene" or ending with the suffix "core," used as a negative connotation to indicate their mediocrity in musical complexity, originality, intelligence,
talent, etc.
My Chemical Romance, Senses Fail, Circle Takes The
Square, Silverstein, Atreyu, The Used, Hawthorne Heights, 90% of local New
Jersey bands, and any bands that call themselves "
hardcore" to avoid the connotation of the word "emo."