goblincore

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English

Etymology

From goblin +‎ -core.

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Noun

Goblincore-style photo of a woman holding a bovine skull outside a dark forest.

goblincore (uncountable)

  1. (aesthetic) An aesthetic and fashion movement that celebrates unidyllic aspects of nature, such as dirt, moss, mushrooms, and insects.
    • 2020, Piper Daffron, "At The Core", Season Magazine (Indiana University), Volume 3, Issue 1, Fall/Winter 2020, page 4:
      A cousin to the ever-popular Cottagecore, Goblincore celebrates parts of nature that many would perceive as dirty or unsettling, like frogs, snails, and mushrooms.
    • 2021 July 30, Ellie Violet Bramley, “Goblincore: the fashion trend that embraces ‘chaos, dirt and mud’”, in The Guardian:
      Brennan thinks goblincore’s “spooky and cozy nature” will only make it more popular in autumn.
    • 2022, "Fashion Trends For The Year Ahead", Billions Luxury Magazine, Spring 2022, page 28:
      But that's not all, mushroom motifs have been popping up all over the fashion space (likely thanks to the nature-inspired goblincore trend).
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:goblincore.

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