easycore

noun
/ˈiː.zi.kɔː/UK/ˈiː.zi.kɔɹ/US

Etymology

From easy + -core.

  1. derived from *h₂ew-
  2. derived from *h₂éwtus
  3. derived from *auþuz
  4. derived from īeþe
  5. derived from ethe
  6. derived from aisié
  7. derived from eisé
  8. derived from ese
  9. derived from esy
  10. suffixed as easycore — “easy + core

Definitions

  1. Music that verges toward easy listening, or that is less hardcore than comparable styles.

    • […] the successful easycore DJs James and Martin Karminsky.
  2. A pop punk subgenre that combines elements of metalcore, incorporating use of breakdowns,…

    A pop punk subgenre that combines elements of metalcore, incorporating use of breakdowns, screams, major key progressions and riffs and synthesizers.

    • We have a forty-five minute slot, and the other bands are more easycore than we usually play with so there's a different crowd.
    • While a bevy of MySpace bands who used the word "easycore" as a self-descriptor to mark their poppy hardcore tastes, ADTR [A Day to Remember] make the rest of the pile seem like amateurs thanks to their laser-precise songwriting.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA