jazzcore

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noun

An aggressive style of jazz with hardcore punk elements.

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Meanings

nounjazzcore (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmentAn aggressive style of jazz with hardcore punk elements.

    Their new jazzcore outing is everything the men in furs are not: chaotic, uncontrolled, sloppy, and low-fi.

    1997, CMJ New Music Monthly, number 41, page 46

Origin

From jazz + -core.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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