"Britcore" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Brit + -core. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Brit|-core<id:music>}} Brit + -core Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Britcore (uncountable)
  1. (music) A fast subgenre of UK rap that emerged in the late 1980s. Tags: uncountable
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