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nounhappycore (uncountable)
- uncountableentertainmentSynonym of happy hardcore.
In large part, happycore was the result of an exodus of white ravers from the jungle scene, in reaction to the influx of black youth and the attendant mood change from bonhomie to surliness.
2013, Simon Reynolds, Generation Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture, page 291Synonyms: happy hardcore
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nounSynonym of happy hardcore.
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Shortening, equivalent to happy + -core.
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happycore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/happycore
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“happycore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/happycore. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “happycore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/happycore.
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