Definitions

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  • noun A subculture of young, rebellious homosexuals that was an offshoot of the punk movement of the 1980s.
  • noun music The aggressive rock music associated with this group of people.

Etymologies

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queer +‎ -core

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Examples

  • Nick is the bassist, and lone straight guy, in a "queercore" punk band that seems to change its name with each gig they get.

    Rabid Reads: "Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist" by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan 2009

  • Nick is the bassist, and lone straight guy, in a "queercore" punk band that seems to change its name with each gig they get.

    Archive 2009-12-01 2009

  • Undeniably one of the most important and influential gay music acts in the last twenty years, Pansy Division pioneered the "queercore" genre long before other gay musicians had the confidence to come out of the closet.

    PlugInMusic.com 2009

  • Thus the scene is set when Nick -- the lone straight guy in a "queercore" alternative rock band The Jerkoffs -- reluctantly plays a gig at a club with both Norah and Tris (and the inebriated Caroline) in attendance.

    JAM! Showbiz 2008

  • Thus the scene is set when Nick -- the lone straight guy in a "queercore" alternative rock band The Jerkoffs -- reluctantly plays a gig at a club with both Norah and Tris (and the inebriated Caroline) in attendance.

    JAM! Showbiz 2008

  • Jon Ginoli Reading Powells Books on Hawthorne, @7:30pm: Jon Ginoli set off on a journey of self-discovery and musical passion to become the founding member of Pansy Division, the first out-and-proud queercore punk rock band to hit the semi-big time.

    Portland Book Events: March 29-April 4 - Reading Local: Portland 2009

  • Jon Ginoli Reading Powells Books on Hawthorne, @7:30pm: Jon Ginoli set off on a journey of self-discovery and musical passion to become the founding member of Pansy Division, the first out-and-proud queercore punk rock band to hit the semi-big time.

    Today’s Featured Book Event-Richard Carwardine at PSU - Reading Local: Portland 2009

  • (There is a queercore musical band called Pansy Division, drawing on this association.)

    Hillary Endorser NC Gov Easley uses anti-Gay slur in Endorsement Speech 2008

  • He's a talented musician - a straight bassist in a queercore band who composes himself by composing songs.

    Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan Tarie 2008

  • He's a talented musician - a straight bassist in a queercore band who composes himself by composing songs.

    Archive 2008-10-01 Tarie 2008

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