hardstyle

noun

Etymology: From hard + style.

1. A genre of electronic dance music that combines elements of trance, techno, and hardcore, with origins in the Netherlands and Belgium.

   “hi jack. you just missed the best hardcore/gabba party: "thunderdome - a decade", here in amsterdam. 2 huge rooms filled with 15.000 people (the party had sold out weeks in advance), one room for oldstyle (92-97), one for the newer hardcore/hardstyle (97-02).”

   “Boiler Room hosted hard dance specials with young crews from across Europe, while American EDM’s absorption of Dutch hardstyle – a fusion of techno and hardcore – has reached truly terrifying levels through the likes of Guatemalan DJ Carnage.”

2. In contrast to sports style, a specifically intensive workout exercise, such as a swing squat.