hardcore — extremely committed or dedicated to something
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: extremely committed or dedicated to something
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈhɑrdkɔr/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother is a hardcore K-pop fan who knows all the choreography.
- He's so hardcore about his diet that he weighs every grain of rice.
- The hardcore supporters never missed a single game in 20 years.
hardcore
ADJECTIVE[/ˈhɑrdkɔr/]
extremely committed or dedicated to something
Extremely dedicated and committed
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Emerged in the 1930s as a compound of 'hard' and 'core', originally denoting a solid or firm center. The term evolved from its literal sense to acquire figurative meanings of 'extreme' or 'uncompromising', particularly in describing committed adherents to ideologies or music genres.
Breakdown
hard (firm, solid) + core (center, nucleus). The compound literally describes a resistant central element, semantically extended to mean committed or radical in nature.
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My grandmother is a hardcore K-pop fan who knows all the choreography.”
“He's so hardcore about his diet that he weighs every grain of rice.”
“The hardcore supporters never missed a single game in 20 years.”
“She's a hardcore environmentalist who makes her own soap from scratch.”
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