queercore

See also: Queercore

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Germanic *térkʷos

Proto-Germanic *térkwos

Proto-Germanic *twérkos

Proto-Germanic *þwerhaz

Proto-West Germanic *þwerh

Old Saxon thwerh

Middle Low German queerbor.

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Proto-West Germanic *þwerh

Old High German twërh

Middle High German twër

Middle High German quër

German querbor.

English queer

Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.?

Proto-Germanic *harduz

Proto-Indo-European *-yos

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Germanic *-jaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ī

Proto-West Germanic *hard(ī)

Old English heard

Middle English hard

English hard

Middle English core

English core

English hardcorebf.

English -core

English queercore

From queer + -core.

Noun

queercore (uncountable)

1. A subculture of young, rebellious homosexuals that was an offshoot of the punk movement of the 1980s.

   Synonym: homocore

2. (music) The aggressive rock music associated with this group of people.