normcore
[nawrm-kawr, -kohr]
- 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.
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- noting or relating to this style: She’s definitely a normcore dresser.
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Origin of normcore
2005–10; norm(al) + (hard)-core (“extreme; hence, rejecting mainstream trends”) or core1 (“something basic or essential”)
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Crowd: Brooklyn scenesters, normcore enthusiasts, graphic designers, Vice Media employees.
