Cheap
Hardcore
Hardcore adjective - Intensely loyal.
Both words in one sentence
- Three Chords and the Truth: Most hardcore punk musicians tend to eschew high-budget production in favor of a more dirt-cheap, lo-fi one.
Source: Hardcore Punk -
Note: Whether or not these viewpoints are Hardcore or Casual tends to polarize on a case-by-case basis due to the ambiguous definition of "cheap."
Source: Casual/Competitive Conflict - Used throughout Sailor Mac's Sailor Moon fanfiction, even discussed at certain points (Darien explaining to Serena that hardcore porn catalogs were for people who needed cheap thrills, whereas their sex was better in his eyes because it was driven by pure love).
Source: Good People Have Good Sex
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