skacore

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noun

A genre that blends ska music with hardcore punk.

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Meanings

nounskacore (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmentA genre that blends ska music with hardcore punk.

    TVT's Buck-O-Nine will deliver more San Diego skacore on "Libido" in September.

    1998, Billboard, volume 110, number 34, page 59
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    Cut for cut, Pay Attention is another step in songwriting evolution for the once-plaid-clad architects of the fusion of punk rock and Afro-Caribbean dance music known as skacore.

    2000, CMJ New Music Monthly, number 81, page 47

Origin

From ska + -core.

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APA

skacore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skacore

MLA

“skacore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skacore. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skacore,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skacore.

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