normie

[ nawr-mee ]

noun

1. Usually Disparaging. a person with mainstream tastes, interests, opinions, etc., as distinguished from people who are unconventional or part of a cultural subgroup:

   In the show's title sequence, he emerges from the subway like a regular guy, eats a slice of pizza like a normie, and goes to his job.

2. a person who does not have a physical or mental disability or a chronic disorder or illness, as distinguished from people who do:

   I’m in a wheelchair and was wondering about possibly dating normies.

adjective

1. Usually Disparaging. relating to or being a normie:

   The game franchise attracts a normie audience outside of core gamers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of normie¹

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55; norm(al) ( def ) + -ie ( def )

Example Sentences

But the normie tech titans—even the liberal ones—were quick to bow before the new king.

From Slate

Just a year ago, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was challenging former president Trump for the GOP nomination by saying the word "woke" at least a hundred times a day while former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley competed for what's left of the "normie" Republican vote.

From Salon

The small turnouts for his rallies, his multiple felonies and indictments, his blatant racism and obvious lying, and the jettison of normie Republicans who have been tired of his schtick and string of losses for many years now show all signs of a big win for Haris and Walz in November.

From Salon

I continued to watch pretty regularly well into adulthood, especially the Summer Games, because I am a normie who loves swimming, diving, gymnastics and track and field.

From Los Angeles Times

Keir Starmer emerged in the aftermath of Corbyn’s downfall as a middle-road normie, neither a full-on socialist nor a neoliberal reformer, and a supposed return to Labour’s center-left tradition — except that after 14 years of Tory misrule and endless rounds of fiscal “austerity,” no one can explain what that means.

From Salon