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homocore

homocore noun: queercore, an artistic and musical movement dealing with issues of sexual and gender prejudice.

Noun

homocore (uncountable)

  1. Queercore, an artistic and musical movement dealing with issues of sexual and gender prejudice
    • New zines by G.B. Jones--brilliant editor of early girl-oriented homocore zines J.D.s, Hide.1992 September 25, Emily White, “Where the Noise Is”, in Chicago Reader
    • We're homocore," adds D'Ercole, "without the touching."2007 September 28, Liz Armstrong, “Band of Bros”, in Chicago Reader
  2. A subgenre of punk rock, especially hardcore punk, associated with LGBTQ+ musicians and themes, often expressing queer identity, resistance, and community.
    • Homocore — Hardcore rock played by gay musicians.1995 June 15, Teresa Gubbins, “Hardcore rock at the root of all other 'cores'”, in Richmond Times-Dispatch

Origin of homocore

From homo + -core.

Questions about homocore

What does homocore mean?
Homocore means queercore, an artistic and musical movement dealing with issues of sexual and gender prejudice.
What part of speech is homocore?
Homocore is a noun.

Words near homocore in the dictionary

  1. homoconjugated
  2. homoconjugates
  3. homoconjugation
  4. homoconjugations
  5. homocons
  6. homocore
  7. homocoupling
  8. homocouplings
  9. homocrat
  10. homocrats
  11. homoculture

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