Meanings
nounmathcore (uncountable)
- uncountableentertainmentA rhythmically complex and dissonant style of metalcore music.
While all that herky-jerky mathcore in your collection might not fit the bill, put some Portishead on your Pod and the attached OhMiBod will respond rhythmically in kind.
2006, CMJ New Music Monthly
Origin
From math + -core, after math rock.
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mathcore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mathcore
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“mathcore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mathcore. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mathcore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mathcore.
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