Etymology

bardcore

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Today it means: A genre of music in which modern songs are covered in a medieval or ancient style, often involving the lyrics being adapted or translated into historically accurate language. Full definition →

First used 2020
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The story

From bard + -core (“denoting a genre of music”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 2020 A genre of music in which modern songs are covered in a medieval or ancient style, often involving the lyrics being adapted or translated into historically accurate language.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.