subculture
verb (used with object)
to cultivate (a bacterial strain) again on a new medium.
subcultures
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pluralof subculture.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof subculture (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
subcultureverb (used with object)to cultivate (a bacterial strain) again on a new medium.
Example Sentences
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If I were on patrol to figure out where online subcultures were diverging from political reality, I’d start there.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
The incident spotlights a brewing anticorporate fervor in some internet subcultures, amplified by the national attention on Mangione, an Ivy League-educated 27-year-old who has pleaded not guilty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
His content, and that of similar influencers, has brought looksmaxxing out of niche underground subcultures and made it more mainstream.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
On social media, where niche means everything, successfully melding multiple subcultures into content creation can be tricky, but Ashley Herrera has done it with style.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025
In Chicago, I told him, geeks were probably one of the least odd subcultures around.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
