Hopecore
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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."
Example
More examples"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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