goblincore

English

Etymology

From goblin +‎ -core.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Goblincore-style photo of a woman holding a bovine skull outside a dark forest.

goblincore (uncountable)

1. (aesthetic) An aesthetic and fashion movement that celebrates unidyllic aspects of nature, such as dirt, moss, mushrooms, and insects.
   • 2020, Piper Daffron, "At The Core", Season Magazine (Indiana University), Volume 3, Issue 1, Fall/Winter 2020, page 4:

     A cousin to the ever-popular Cottagecore, Goblincore celebrates parts of nature that many would perceive as dirty or unsettling, like frogs, snails, and mushrooms.

   • 2021 July 30, Ellie Violet Bramley, “Goblincore: the fashion trend that embraces ‘chaos, dirt and mud’”, in The Guardian:

     [Amanda] Brennan thinks goblincore’s “spooky and cozy nature” will only make it more popular in autumn.

   • 2022, "Fashion Trends For The Year Ahead", Billions Luxury Magazine, Spring 2022, page 28:

     But that's not all, mushroom motifs have been popping up all over the fashion space (likely thanks to the nature-inspired goblincore trend).

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:goblincore.

See also

• cottagecore (idyllic nature aesthetic)
• goblin mode (state of being slovenly and odd)

Further reading

• goblincore on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

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