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normcore
[ nawrm-kawr ]
noun
- a fashion style or way of dressing characterized by ordinary, plain clothing with no designer names, often a reaction against trendy fashion.
- clothes that conform to this style:
I wear normcore on weekends—usually a t-shirt and jeans.
- a subculture that embraces things that are simple, ordinary, or mainstream, or that do not stand out as being trendy:
Normcore moves away from being cool and opts for a lack of individuality.
- things that conform to this value system.
adjective
- noting or relating to a fashion style characterized by ordinary, plain clothing:
She’s definitely a normcore dresser.
- noting or relating to things that are simple, ordinary, or mainstream: the best normcore neighborhoods to buy an average home.
normcore food like my mom’s meatloaf;
the best normcore neighborhoods to buy an average home.
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
But Schneider’s normcore exterior belies an undercurrent of intensity: There’s a particular, obsessive mindset required to conceive of and execute such an ambitious public expedition every year over two decades.
JT As a designer, he has a really interesting grasp on “normcore,” though usually he’s subverting or perverting it.
“Hip-hop heads and normcore hikers and campers. Veganism is small, but it crosses all identities. It’s for anyone who truly champions equality, who realizes they have a chance to make a difference in real time.”
Wilson: Coming out of hair bands into grunge, it just hit perfectly — like, oh, we’re normcore.
In the years since Harry and Meghan “stepped back” from their royal duties and relocated to the United States, Harry’s rebelliously normcore tendencies have only become more pronounced.
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