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spycore

spycore noun: a fashion and design aesthetic inspired by Cold War spy movies, especially James Bond.

Noun

spycore (uncountable)

  1. A fashion and design aesthetic inspired by Cold War spy movies, especially James Bond.
    • surely mall clothes make for superb spycore2023 March 21, Virginia Heffernan, “I Saw the Face of God in a Semiconductor Factory”, in WIRED

Origin of spycore

From spy + -core.

Questions about spycore

What does spycore mean?
Spycore means a fashion and design aesthetic inspired by Cold War spy movies, especially James Bond.
What part of speech is spycore?
Spycore is a noun.

Words near spycore in the dictionary

  1. spyces
  2. Spychalski
  3. Spychalskis
  4. spycop
  5. spycops
  6. spycore
  7. spycraft
  8. spyder
  9. spyders
  10. spydom
  11. spye

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