hardbag

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noun

A melodic genre of electronic dance music of the mid-1990s, usually with female vocals.

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Meanings

nounhardbag (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA melodic genre of electronic dance music of the mid-1990s, usually with female vocals.

    They present a wide range of dance styles, including electro, trance, acid house, handbag, hardbag, hardcore, happy hardcore, drum-and-bass, hi-NRG and even industrial.

    2003, Aline Scott-Maxwell, John Whiteoak, Currency companion to music and dance in Australia

Origin

Blend of hard + handbag, i.e. a harder form of the earlier genre handbag or handbag house.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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