HARD-CORE


Meaning of HARD-CORE in English

also hardcore, hard core

1.

You can refer to the members of a group who are the most committed to its activities or who are the most involved in them as a hard core of members or as the ~ members.

We’ve got a hard core of customers that have stood by us...

A ~ group of right-wing senators had hoped to sway their colleagues.

N-SING: oft N of n, N n

2.

Hard-core pornography shows sex in a very detailed way, or shows very violent or unpleasant sex. Compare soft-core .

ADJ: ADJ n

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