foxcore
English
editEtymology
editFrom fox + -core. See fox (“attractive woman”).
Noun
editfoxcore (uncountable)
Usage notes
edit- According to Joanne Gottlieb and Gayle Wald, the term was coined as a joke by Thurston Moore during the early 1990s to describe a wave of loud and aggressive female-fronted bands. Failing to understand Moore's humorous intent, and confusing it with the riot grrrl movement, the media picked up on the term.