Hopecore

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An Internet aesthetic featuring joyful or motivational content, intended to inspire hope. uncountable

    "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."

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"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."

Etymology

From hope + -core.

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