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ConnectWord · Ages 11-25 · In use

-core

Added to the end of a word to name a style or vibe. Barbiecore is all pink, gorpcore is hiking gear as fashion.

My room is giving full cozycore now.

For parents and educators

Harmless and creative. New ones appear all the time, and kids invent their own.

Where it came from

From "hardcore" punk music names, then used for fashion and lifestyle trends online.

Also heard as

Barbiecore, normcore, gorpcore, corecore

New words, every Monday.

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