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breakcore

break·core

UK/ˈbɹeɪkˌkɔː/US/ˈbɹeɪkˌkɔːɹ/

noun

A style of electronic music characterised by a high tempo, complex and intricate breakbeats, and a wide palette of samples from various sources, especially the "Amen break".

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Meanings

nounbreakcore (uncountable)

uncountableentertainmentA style of electronic music characterised by a high tempo, complex and intricate breakbeats, and a wide palette of samples from various sources, especially the "Amen break".
Where breakcore picks up on rave's daftness, dubstep fixates on its darkness, sometimes to a shlocky degree[…]
2008, Marc Masters, Weasel Walter, Rob Young, No Wave
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The head-on collision between DJ Ricky Rabbit's fractured breakcore and MC Vulture Voltaire's fuming invective is a spectacle of almost physical impossibility, like trying to rap along to an earthquake while getting tased[…]
2008, SPIN, volume 24, number 2, page 93

Origin

From break + -core.

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Translations

French breakcore

breakcoremusical style

German Breakcore

Breakcoremusical style

Italian breakcore

breakcoremusical style

Spanish breakcore

breakcoremusical style

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with breakcore

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Cite this entry

APA

breakcore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breakcore

MLA

“breakcore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breakcore. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “breakcore,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breakcore.

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