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Meaning of Britcore | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A fast subgenre of UK rap that emerged in the late 1980s.

Examples

“But by 1988 the dominant UK offshoot of American hip hop isn't reggae-rap but ‘Britcore’, a hyper-speed blizzard of noise indebted to Public Enemy.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Britfag Britflick Britfolk Britglish Brithdir Brithdir and Llanfachreth

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