-core
English
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Etymology
[edit]Back-formation from hardcore (“hardcore punk, a particularly fast and intense form of punk rock”).
Suffix
[edit]-core
- (music) Denoting a genre of music, especially one influenced by hardcore music.
- (by extension) Denoting a genre, movement, subculture, or group.
- maso(chist) + -core → masocore (“a genre of games where survival and winning are intentionally made extremely difficult”)
- mumble + -core → mumblecore (“an American independent film movement or subgenre, characterised by low-budget production, etc.”)
- nerd + -core → nerdcore (“the most dedicated nerds”)
- homo + -core → homocore (“an artistic and musical movement dealing with issues of sexual and gender prejudice”)
- (chiefly Internet slang) Denoting an aesthetic or vibe.
- cottage + -core → cottagecore
- grandma + -core → grandmacore
- norm + -core → normcore
- trauma + -core → traumacore
Derived terms
[edit]- core ("an aesthetic ending in the suffix -core")
References
[edit]- “-core”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- Eric Partridge (2005), “-core”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volume 1 (A–I), London; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 481.