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sadcore

noun

Etymology

From sad + -core.

  1. derived from *seh₂-✻ — “to satiate, satisfy”
  2. inherited from *sadaz✻ — “sated, satisfied”
  3. inherited from *sad✻
  4. inherited from sæd — “satisfied, full, sated, unable to handle more, weary”
  5. inherited from sad
  6. suffixed as sadcore — “sad + core”

Definitions

  1. A form of alternative rock characterised by bleak lyrics, downbeat melodies and slow…

    A form of alternative rock characterised by bleak lyrics, downbeat melodies and slow tempos.

    • Near-synonym: slowcore
    • Also, The Red House Painters were the first in a wave of bands that followed in AMC's wake, making slow, bleak music that the press would later dub "sadcore" […]

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