hard-core
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- adjective
- /ˈhɑrdˌkɔr/
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acérrimo
- We were too indie-rock for the hard-core kids and too hard-core for the indie-rock kids.
- hard-core youths
Examples
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That's 20,000 hard-core members - 40,000, counting affiliates, and 20,000 more not organised, but ready to fight.
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The series consists of hard-core police procedural stories dealing with investigation, detection, and suspense.
Blog text (3) -
The associates were older, hard-core members, including two of his brothers.
Academic text (2005) -
The point is, the hard-core Stab fans hated it.
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He's one of the most hard-core guys in the scene.
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Tim is a hard-core Year-round hunter.
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Each project unit carried out its organizational mission and simultaneously targeted hard-core gang youth in a collaborative fashion.
Academic text (1997) -
However, the same surveys also show that the organization's hard-core supporters comprise no more than 25-30 percent of the community.
Academic text (2009) -
About 200 hard-core youths in the two gangs were targeted over the four-year project period.
Academic text (1997) -
As a hard-core fan of the team, she never misses a game and always wears her jersey.
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Etymology
Hard-core is made from hard + core, meaning a 'strong center' that stays with something. That's why a 'hard-core' supporter is very loyal and refuses to give up.