Meanings
nounsqueecore (uncountable)
- derogatoryuncountableA sappy, lightweight style of speculative fiction focused on wish fulfilment, with the deliberate use of genre tropes and pop culture, etc. at the expensive of realism and deep characterization.
Origin
squee + -core, coined in R. S. Benedict's Rite Gud podcast.
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APA
squeecore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squeecore
MLA
“squeecore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squeecore. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “squeecore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squeecore.
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