Saturday & Sunday Word: Normcore & Nudnik

[theidolhands]

norm·core [ˈnôrmˈkôr]:
origin: [2009] portmanteau; normal + hardcore, accidently coined in a web comic called Templar, Az.

noun or adjectiveUltra-conformity; super normal; the trend for everyone to dress the same (known as "unpretentious"), by making zero fashion statement -- being deliberately nondescript or generic -- by wearing the latest trend

Comments

[prettygoodword]

I usually think of nudnik as more the annoying idiot, rather than pain-in-the-ass. That guy who keeps interrupting you while you're trying to work in a coffee shop.

[theidolhands]

As did I, but it turns out "idiot" is just a subset of "bore" according to the entomology.