What Does This Mean?

hopecore

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FORCE: Gen Z BrainrotUNIVERSE: Internet AestheticsCLUSTER: aesthetic_label

A TikTok video genre and internet aesthetic built on uplifting, hopeful montages: kind acts, animals, children, older people and triumphant moments set to emotional music. It is described as a positive offshoot of corecore, and some people also use it ironically.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

""That hopecore edit of strangers helping each other fixed my whole day.""

LORE & ORIGIN

Dexerto (30 September 2024) says the trend emerged in late 2023 and grew through 2024, citing an influential earlier video from 27 January 2023. Wikipedia's corecore article describes hopecore as a positive stylistic offshoot of corecore, a genre whose hashtag dates from 2020 to 2023.

FIRST SEEN

2023 (per Dexerto)

PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)

2024

CURRENT STATUS

Legacy / Decaying Slang

Related To:Corecore Wholesome 100

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EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

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AURA IMPACT ⓘ

+1 AURA

TREND STATUS

↓ FADING

EDITORIAL ESTIMATE

CULTURE CATEGORY

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RELATED TERMS

MENTIONS OVER TIME

DOCUMENTED SINCE

2023 (per Dexerto)

NOW

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