Slang dictionary sleazecore [sleez-kohr] November 5, 2018 What does sleazecore mean? Popular in the summer of 2018, sleazecore is a fashion trend featuring baggy, informal, and unfashionable articles of clothing that make one look like a schlub. Related words ootd, hypebeast, red bottoms, Apple Bottoms, frohawk, Cosby sweater Where does sleazecore come from? Esquire In the summer of 2018, celebrities started stepping out in mismatched, oversized athleisure wear. Articles may include big hoodies, board shorts, flip flops, tracksuit pants, and muscle shirts. Esquire fashion reporter Jonathan Evans picked up on the trend, dubbed 2018 the Summer of Sleaze, and named the look sleazecore. The Observer The term sleazecore draws on sleazy for the scummy, unkempt look the trend cultivates. Its -core, ultimately from hardcore, is a combining form used to describe musical genres and occasionally fashion trends, notably normcore. Following Evans, other fashion and entertainment outlets picked up on sleazecore, and the word spread. In 2018, sleazecore was most commonly associated with celebrities like Justin Bieber, Pete Davidson, Bella Thorne, and Kristen Stewart. The mini pig is now the sleazecore status pet. https://t.co/4MTaot3nRr — VICE (@VICE) September 19, 2018 Examples of sleazecore wow I mastered 'sleazecore' my freshman year of college. too little too late :( @NatalieDaher7, October 2018 the sartorial response to sleazecore is going to be “a return to formality” and if people aren’t wearing 3 piece suits instead of sweatpants within 5 years I’ll be verrrrry surprised @pixie_casey, September 2018 Sleazecore is steeped in a sense of rebellion, yes, but also irony. It’s the loud, brash, perhaps-inevitable successor of normcore, which also almost-annoyingly subverted expectations (look at the fashion people dressing non-fashion!), but also became a viable look in its own right. Jonathan Evans, Esquire, August 2018 SEE MORE EXAMPLES Who uses sleazecore? Fashion writers and celebrity watchers may use sleazecore to critique—or recreate—the look. The word, however, may well fade with the trend. People may also use sleazecore as an excuse to leave the house in sweatpants and ratty old t-shirts and pretend they are the height of fashion. How is #sleazecore a thing? It's called #stayathomemom and I've been dressing like that for three years — DrawingKelly (@DrawingMom) October 16, 2018 Just Added Black Music Appreciation Month, Older Americans Month, Mental Health Awareness Month, Jewish American Heritage Month, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Note This is not meant to be a formal definition of sleazecore like most terms we define on Dictionary.com, but is rather an informal word summary that hopefully touches upon the key aspects of the meaning and usage of sleazecore that will help our users expand their word mastery.