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hopecore

US/ˈhoʊpˌkoɹ/

hopecore noun: an Internet aesthetic featuring joyful or motivational content, intended to inspire hope.

Noun

hopecore (uncountable)

  1. (neologism, aesthetic) An Internet aesthetic featuring joyful or motivational content, intended to inspire hope.
    • There are a few statements and quotes that crop up a lot in TikTok’s new ‘hopecore’ trend. […] For India Black, who posts a lot of hopecore content on the video app, the trend is TikTok’s name for videos dedicated to curating messages of optimism.2024 February 19, Yolanthe Fawehinmi, “What is TikTok’s new ‘hopecore’ trend and is it exactly what we need right now?”, in The Independent
  2. (Internet, broadly, humorous) Pornography.

Origin of hopecore

From hope + -core.

Questions about hopecore

What does hopecore mean?
Hopecore means an Internet aesthetic featuring joyful or motivational content, intended to inspire hope.
What part of speech is hopecore?
Hopecore is a noun.
How do you pronounce hopecore?
Hopecore is pronounced /ˈhoʊpˌkoɹ/ (US).

Words near hopecore in the dictionary

  1. Hope under Dinmore
  2. Hope Valley
  3. Hope Woodlands
  4. hopeably
  5. hopeaphenol
  6. hopecore
  7. hoped
  8. hoped against hope
  9. hoped for
  10. hoped-for
  11. Hopedale

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