normie

UK/ˈnɔː.mi/US/ˈnɔɹ.mi/

normie noun: a normal person; one with commonly held, normative beliefs, neurology, tastes or interests.

Noun

normie (plural normies)

(derogatory, slang, usually) A normal person; one with commonly held, normative beliefs, neurology, tastes or interests.
- But if you're not a socie, chances are you're a normie and you feel left out.1966, 16 in Webster Groves
- This place is a sure cure for a gimp's feeling out of place and a sure cure for a normie feeling awkward around a wheelchair.1980, Barry Corbet, Options: spinal cord injury and the future
Synonyms:

basic bitch, bourgeois, L7, mainstreamer, mainstreamist, muggle, mundane, normal, normalfag, normaloid
(Internet, derogatory, usually) A person who is not a member of an ingroup, such as a fandom or other (online) community; an outsider.
(slang, Alcoholics Anonymous) A nonalcoholic.
- Be jovial but not a comedian. We have a sense of humor that the normies don't have.2011, Bucky Sinister, Still Standing: Addicts Talk About Living Sober, page 97

normie (comparative more normie or normier, superlative most normie or normiest)

(derogatory, slang, usually) Like a normal person; mainstream, belonging to an outgroup.
- “Hillary will unintentionally give us the biggest public platform we’ve ever had,” wrote one anonymous poster. “The people who will reject our ideas are already voting for Hillary. The normie conservatives, lolbertarians, etc, will be drawn into the movement in record numbers.”2016 August 25, Maria L. La Ganga, quoting anonymous 4chan poster, “Clinton slams Trump's 'racist ideology' that ushers hate groups into mainstream”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- The split from Pauling, and the death of Laurelee, sent Robinson hurtling further out into the fringe, where he found a small but ardent caucus of contrarians: scientists, like him, who had abandoned — or been ejected from — the normie, left-leaning research community and who made common cause in...2017 October 12, Daniel Engber, “The Grandfather Of Alt-Science”, in fivethirtyeight.com, archived from the original on 12 Oct 2017

Normie

பிரபலமான கருத்தை நம்புபவர்

It is a career disaster now to signal your left-behind cluelessness as a basic bitch, normie or a member of the corrupt media mainstream in any way.2017, Angela Nagle, Kill All Normies, Zero Books, →ISBN, Introduction:
For an article that focused on white nationalists’ desire to appear normal to “normies,” [Richard] Fausset, inexplicably, did not delve into what it means to perform normality.2017 December 12, Despina Stratigakos, “It's Not That Hard To Avoid Normalizing Nazis”, in The Atlantic:
[…] to build a new, good internet that is both enshittification-resistant and accessible to the normies we love […]2024, Evan Prodromou, ActivityPub: Programming for the Social Web:
The UnitedHealthcare shooting marks a new moment of normie extremism.2024 December 11, Ali Breland, “This Is How Political Violence Goes Mainstream”, in The Atlantic:

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From norm + -ie, or a clipping of normal + -ie. Compare normalfag.

What does normie mean?: Normie means a normal person; one with commonly held, normative beliefs, neurology, tastes or interests.
What is normie in Tamil?: Normie in Tamil is பிரபலமான கருத்தை நம்புபவர். See Normie meaning in Tamil.
How do you use normie in a sentence?: It is a career disaster now to signal your left-behind cluelessness as a basic bitch, normie or a member of the corrupt media mainstream in any way.
What part of speech is normie?: Normie can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce normie?: Normie is pronounced /ˈnɔː.mi/ (UK).
What is the plural of normie?: The plural of normie is normies.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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