"normcore" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnɔːmkɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈnɔɹmˌkoɹ/ [General-American]
Etymology: From norm(al) (“according to norms or rules or to a regular pattern”) + -core (suffix denoting genres of music and subcultures (often specialized and underground)), coined by the cartoonist Ryan Estrada in a guest comic strip for the webcomic Templar, Arizona on 17 September 2008: see the quotation. It was popularized in a stylized, tongue-in-cheek trend report produced by the collective K-HOLE in 2013. Etymology templates: {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{suffix|en|normal|core|alt1=norm(al)|id2=aesthetic|pos2=suffix denoting genres of music and subcultures (often specialized and underground)|t1=according to norms or rules or to a regular pattern}} norm(al) (“according to norms or rules or to a regular pattern”) + -core (suffix denoting genres of music and subcultures (often specialized and underground)), {{coinage|en|Ryan Estrada|nobycat=1|nocap=1|occupation=the cartoonist|w=-}} coined by the cartoonist Ryan Estrada Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} normcore (uncountable)
  1. (fashion) A unisex fashion trend characterized by average-looking, unpretentious clothing. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Fashion, Aesthetics Translations (unisex fashion trend characterized by average-looking, unpretentious clothing): normcore (Finnish), normityyli (Finnish), normcore [masculine] (French), ノームコア (Japanese), нормко́р (normkór) [masculine] (Russian), нормкор (normkor) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-normcore-en-noun-jBF8Klbc Disambiguation of Aesthetics: 83 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -core (aesthetic) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -core (aesthetic): 51 49 Topics: fashion, lifestyle Disambiguation of 'unisex fashion trend characterized by average-looking, unpretentious clothing': 96 4
  2. (by extension, attributively) Any style that is mainstream or unremarkable. Tags: attributive, broadly, uncountable Translations (any style that is mainstream or unremarkable): normi- [noun, prefix] (Finnish), tavis- [noun, prefix] (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-normcore-en-noun-F3qMIERI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -core (aesthetic) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -core (aesthetic): 51 49 Disambiguation of 'any style that is mainstream or unremarkable': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: normal

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