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In some senses, mallcore is marked as derogatory, slang, informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.
mallcore
noun 2
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3ADJ.
naughty
VERB + MALLCORE
band, overthrow
MALLCORE + NOUN
disapprova
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noun
1
Popular music that is overproduced, mainstream, corporately controlled, etc., as opposed to popular music that is independent or artistic.
[…]a time when the hardcore scene badly needs to overthrow the mallcore bands, the naughty yet non-threatening pop punk groups who wear their tattoos like designer labels instead of inner scars.
2
nu metal.
Troves of angst-ridden, mall-invading teens adopted Slipknot as their patron-saint back in 1999 (when the band’s self-titled debut came out), instantly earning the band a “mallcore” seal of disapproval by their critics
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[…]a time when the hardcore scene badly needs to overthrow the mallcore bands, the naughty yet non-threatening pop punk groups who wear their tattoos like designer labels instead of inner scars.
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Troves of angst-ridden, mall-invading teens adopted Slipknot as their patron-saint back in 1999 (when the band’s self-titled debut came out), instantly earning the band a “mallcore” seal of disapprova
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