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VSCO girl

/ˈvɪskoʊ ɡɜːɫ/

VSCO girl noun: (A girl or woman who embraces) a trend or subculture of the late 2010s and early 2020s, characterized by heavy use of social media and relaxed, beachy fashion.

Noun

VSCO girl (plural VSCO girls)

  1. (Internet, TikTok aesthetic) (A girl or woman who embraces) a trend or subculture of the late 2010s and early 2020s, characterized by heavy use of social media and relaxed, beachy fashion.
    • The VSCO girl not only looks bright and beach-ready — she also radiates with a desire to “save the turtles.”2019 August 30, Becky Hughes, “What Does VSCO Think About the ‘VSCO Girls’?”, in The New York Times
    • The new kids will be over as soon as they get too old and the adolescent hordes find someone new to follow. Have you heard of the VSCO Girls? Google it. Your children probably already have.2019 September 1, Ty Burr, “Famous now vs. famous then”, in Boston Sunday Globe, volume 296, number 63, page N9

Examples of VSCO girl in a sentence

  • You probably thought scrunchies were over, but let the VSCO girl assure you: they are not, and your belief otherwise is yet another indication that you are almost impossibly decrepit and old.2019 September 5, EJ Dickson, “All Hail the VSCO Girl, the Latest Gen-Z Meme to Make You Feel Impossibly Old”, in Rolling Stone:
  • But then I learned that these colorful bracelets — made by artisans in Costa Rica — are part of the larger “VSCO girl” trend, an “effortless, beachy” aesthetic popularized on social apps like TikTok.2019 November 12, Jackie Ashton, “When Your Tween Wants to Conform to the VSCO Girl Trend”, in The New York Times:
  • Being a VSCO girl is often embraced and mocked by those who subscribe to the trend.2019 November 14, Leah Harper, “The rise of the VSCO girl – and how to spot one”, in The Guardian:
  • The “it” girl of 2019 was definitely the VSCO girl!2020 January 1, “All Hail the VSCO Girl!”, in J-14:

Forms of VSCO girl

pluralVSCO girls

Origin of VSCO girl

VSCO is short for Visual Supply Company, makers of a popular photo editing application.

Questions about VSCO girl

What does VSCO girl mean?
VSCO girl means (A girl or woman who embraces) a trend or subculture of the late 2010s and early 2020s, characterized by heavy use of social media and relaxed, beachy fashion.
How do you use VSCO girl in a sentence?
You probably thought scrunchies were over, but let the VSCO girl assure you: they are not, and your belief otherwise is yet another indication that you are almost impossibly decrepit and old.
What part of speech is VSCO girl?
VSCO girl is a noun.
How do you pronounce VSCO girl?
VSCO girl is pronounced /ˈvɪskoʊ ɡɜːɫ/.
What is the plural of VSCO girl?
The plural of VSCO girl is VSCO girls.

Words near VSCO girl in the dictionary

  1. VSATs
  2. VSB
  3. VSBs
  4. vsby
  5. VSC
  6. VSCO girl
  7. VSCO girls
  8. VSCs
  9. VSD
  10. VSDs
  11. vse

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