horrorcore

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noun

A subgenre of hip-hop music with horror-themed lyrics and imagery.

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Meanings

nounhorrorcore (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmentA subgenre of hip-hop music with horror-themed lyrics and imagery.

    Lots of us remember the pioneering zeal that the Gravediggaz unleashed on their debut disc, 1994's 6 Feet Deep — a ghoulish effort that spawned the so-called horrorcore genre.

    1997, Vibe, volume 5, numbers 1-3

Origin

From horror + -core.

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APA

horrorcore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horrorcore

MLA

“horrorcore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horrorcore. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horrorcore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horrorcore.

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