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Originating from the <a href="/wiki/Hardcore_punk" title="Hardcore punk">hardcore punk</a> genre, the term gained use to refer to niche internet aesthetics. The first such trend was <a href="/wiki/Normcore" title="Normcore">normcore</a> in 2013, a term coined by trend forecasting group <a href="/wiki/K-HOLE_(trend_forecasting_group)" title="K-HOLE (trend forecasting group)">K-HOLE</a> to refer to a style of plain clothing. Subsequent <span class="nowrap"><i>-core</i></span> trends included <a href="/wiki/Gorpcore" title="Gorpcore">gorpcore</a>, themed around <a href="/wiki/Outdoor_recreation" title="Outdoor recreation">outdoor recreation</a>; <a href="/wiki/Cottagecore" title="Cottagecore">cottagecore</a>, themed around an escape from city life; <a href="/wiki/Goblincore" title="Goblincore">goblincore</a>, themed around a grotesque form of escapism; Barbiecore, themed around <a href="/wiki/Barbie" title="Barbie">Barbie</a> and the color pink; and <a href="/wiki/Corecore" title="Corecore">corecore</a>, a rejection of such trends involving <a href="/wiki/Surreal_humour" title="Surreal humour">surreal</a> video edits. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Meaning">Meaning</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=-core&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Meaning"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The suffix <span class="nowrap"><i>-core</i></span> may be applied to any word to describe a trend or aesthetic associated with the word. Terms coined with the suffix often refer to <a href="/wiki/Subculture" title="Subculture">subcultures</a> that already exist.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The use of <span class="nowrap"><i>-core</i></span> is associated with niche internet aesthetics, which gained popularity alongside the suffix. Terms with the suffix are used to conceptualize trends in a way that can be easily communicated.<sup id="cite_ref-Spellings_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spellings-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is mostly used by <a href="/wiki/Generation_Z" title="Generation Z">Generation Z</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <span class="nowrap"><i>-core</i></span> and similar suffixes, such as <i><a href="/wiki/-ussy" title="-ussy">-ussy</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Red_pill_and_blue_pill#As_political_or_ideological_metaphor" title="Red pill and blue pill">-pilled</a></i>, are used online and on <a href="/wiki/TikTok" title="TikTok">TikTok</a> for shorthand references to concepts.<sup id="cite_ref-Weekman_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Weekman-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The term <i>sleaze</i> (as in <a href="/wiki/Indie_sleaze" title="Indie sleaze">indie sleaze</a>) arose in response to <span class="nowrap"><i>-core</i></span> to refer to subversions of trends.<sup id="cite_ref-Madden_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Madden-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=-core&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The word <i><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/core" class="extiw" title="wikt:core">core</a></i> initially referred to a central element of a thing. The term <i><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hard-core" class="extiw" title="wikt:hard-core">hard-core</a></i> initially referred to a devoted follower of a movement before being applied to the genre of <a href="/wiki/Hardcore_punk" title="Hardcore punk">hardcore punk</a> music in the 1980s.<sup id="cite_ref-Diamond_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Diamond-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The suffix <span class="nowrap"><i>-core</i></span> was applied to subgenres of hardcore punk, such as <a href="/wiki/Grindcore" title="Grindcore">grindcore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thrashcore" title="Thrashcore">thrashcore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Metalcore" title="Metalcore">metalcore</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Deathcore" title="Deathcore">deathcore</a>. This usage inspired the ironic usage of the suffix, beginning in the 2010s, to refer to styles outside of the mainstream.<sup id="cite_ref-Judkis_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Judkis-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first use of the suffix to refer to a style was the term <i><a href="/wiki/Normcore" title="Normcore">normcore</a></i>, coined in 2013 by trend forecasting group <a href="/wiki/K-HOLE_(trend_forecasting_group)" title="K-HOLE (trend forecasting group)">K-HOLE</a>. The normcore aesthetic involved plain clothing as people chose to avoid <a href="/wiki/Social_media" title="Social media">social media</a>'s focus on uniqueness.<sup id="cite_ref-Spellings_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spellings-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Glamcore arose soon after normcore as a trend in opposition to it.<sup id="cite_ref-Kamneva_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kamneva-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/New_York_Magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Magazine">New York Magazine</a></i> popularized the term <i>normcore</i>, as well as the 2017 term <i><a href="/wiki/Gorpcore" title="Gorpcore">gorpcore</a></i>, an <a href="/wiki/Outdoor_recreation" title="Outdoor recreation">outdoor recreation</a>-themed aesthetic named after the snack <a href="/wiki/Gorp" class="mw-redirect" title="Gorp">gorp</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Spellings_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spellings-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <span class="nowrap"><i>-core</i></span> suffix began being applied to momentary trends, and existing terms like <i><a href="/wiki/Queercore" title="Queercore">queercore</a></i> gained popularity.<sup id="cite_ref-Kamneva_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kamneva-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Cottagecore" title="Cottagecore">cottagecore</a> trend emerged during the early <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a> as residents of cities wished to get more involved with nature. Similar <a href="/wiki/Escapism" title="Escapism">escapism</a> inspired the darker <a href="/wiki/Goblincore" title="Goblincore">goblincore</a> aesthetic. The COVID-19 pandemic also inspired <a href="/wiki/Maximalism" title="Maximalism">cluttercore</a>, which involved collecting objects indoors.<sup id="cite_ref-Judkis_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Judkis-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/American_Dialect_Society" title="American Dialect Society">American Dialect Society</a> considered <span class="nowrap"><i>-core</i></span> as a nominee for "<a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Dialect_Society%27s_Words_of_the_Year" title="List of American Dialect Society's Words of the Year">most creative word of 2021</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-Mohr_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mohr-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The term <i><a href="/wiki/Corecore" title="Corecore">corecore</a></i>, a criticism of the overuse of trends online and the associated suffix, originated in 2020 and gained popularity in 2022. Corecore became a TikTok trend, commonly described as an "anti-trend", originated by users such as @masonoelle and @HighEnquiries. Corecore videos involved clips from movies, television shows, and online videos, remixed with surreal filters and <a href="/wiki/Non_sequitur_(literary_device)" title="Non sequitur (literary device)">non sequitur</a> cuts. They often involved themes of sadness and loneliness, as well as criticism of <a href="/wiki/Consumerism" title="Consumerism">consumerism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many internet users viewed corecore as a unique art form, though some criticized the popularity of the trend for weakening its message that opposed trendiness.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Fashions suffixed with <span class="nowrap"><i>-core</i></span> surged in popularity in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-Madden_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Madden-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Inspired by the 2023 movie <i><a href="/wiki/Barbie_(film)" title="Barbie (film)">Barbie</a></i>, the suffix was applied to the Barbiecore trend, inspired by the style of <a href="/wiki/Barbie" title="Barbie">the movie's titular character</a> and the color pink.<sup id="cite_ref-Diamond_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Diamond-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Barbiecore was more popular than other <span class="nowrap"><i>-core</i></span> trends the same year.<sup id="cite_ref-Spellings_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spellings-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lexicographer <a href="/wiki/Grant_Barrett" title="Grant Barrett">Grant Barrett</a> told <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> that year, <span style="padding-right:.15em;">"</span>'Core' just seems like a suffix that is going to last and last and last."<sup id="cite_ref-Diamond_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Diamond-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Examples">Examples</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=-core&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Examples"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Wiki" title="Wiki">wiki</a> called Aesthetics Wiki has documented hundreds of <span class="nowrap"><i>-core</i></span> aesthetics.<sup id="cite_ref-Spellings_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spellings-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Weekman_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Weekman-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over 5,000 genres with the suffix <span class="nowrap"><i>-core</i></span> have been listed on <a href="/wiki/Spotify" title="Spotify">Spotify</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Mohr_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mohr-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Uses of the suffix include: </p> <ul><li>Barbiecore – an aesthetic inspired by the movie <i><a href="/wiki/Barbie_(film)" title="Barbie (film)">Barbie</a></i> featuring the color pink<sup id="cite_ref-Diamond_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Diamond-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Cluttercore – a <a href="/wiki/Maximalist" class="mw-redirect" title="Maximalist">maximalist</a> aesthetic<sup id="cite_ref-Judkis_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Judkis-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cottagecore" title="Cottagecore">Cottagecore</a> – a <a href="/wiki/Pastoral" title="Pastoral">pastoral</a> aesthetic<sup id="cite_ref-Diamond_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Diamond-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Judkis_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Judkis-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goblincore" title="Goblincore">Goblincore</a> – a <a href="/wiki/Grotesque" title="Grotesque">grotesque</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fantasy" title="Fantasy">fantasy</a>-inspired aesthetic<sup id="cite_ref-Judkis_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Judkis-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorpcore" title="Gorpcore">Gorpcore</a> – an aesthetic based on <a href="/wiki/Outdoor_recreation" title="Outdoor recreation">outdoor recreation</a><sup id="cite_ref-Spellings_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spellings-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Darkroom-core – an aesthetic focused on dim <a href="/wiki/Mood_lighting" title="Mood lighting">mood lighting</a><sup id="cite_ref-Diamond_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Diamond-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kidcore" class="mw-redirect" title="Kidcore">Kidcore</a> – a colorful aesthetic inspired by <a href="/wiki/Y2K_fashion" class="mw-redirect" title="Y2K fashion">Y2K fashion</a><sup id="cite_ref-Spellings_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spellings-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Normcore" title="Normcore">Normcore</a> – an <a href="/wiki/Anti-fashion" title="Anti-fashion">anti-fashion</a> aesthetic focused on plain clothing<sup id="cite_ref-Diamond_6-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Diamond-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Spellings_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spellings-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regencycore" title="Regencycore">Regencycore</a> – an aesthetic inspired by the television series <i><a href="/wiki/Bridgerton" title="Bridgerton">Bridgerton</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-Spellings_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spellings-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Judkis_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Judkis-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=-core&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 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