lunarcore

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noun

A style of clothing characterized by retro-futuristic outdoor wear generally with a white or silvery base consisting of high-top sneakers or boots and an anorak or bomber jacket or at least alternatively heavy pants such as cargos.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounlunarcore (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA style of clothing characterized by retro-futuristic outdoor wear generally with a white or silvery base consisting of high-top sneakers or boots and an anorak or bomber jacket or at least alternatively heavy pants such as cargos.

Origin

Blend of lunar + normcore. Coined 2014, when also normcore attained celebration. Alternative lunarwear seems only secondary to this.

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APA

lunarcore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lunarcore

MLA

“lunarcore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lunarcore. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lunarcore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lunarcore.

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