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subculture

[suhb-kuhl-cher, suhb-kuhl-cher] / sʌbˈkʌl tʃər, ˈsʌbˌkʌl tʃər /


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Swing declined in the 1960s, but it resurged decades later—though more as a subculture rather than a mainstream activity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

Burke, 33, herself became internet famous when she started posting TikToks about the tradwife movement, a subculture that has ignited feminists and earned praise from religious conservatives.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 2026

This techno-libertarian subculture used to be just that: a subculture.

From MarketWatch Jun. 1, 2026

In testifying against Halem, the teen, who was sworn in to testify just under his first name, Daniel, revealed a subculture around newly created crypto wealth.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2026

Geek kids are not, in general, docile and obedient; their subculture is argumentative and outspoken.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

The incident spotlights a brewing anticorporate fervor in some internet subcultures, amplified by the national attention on Mangione, an Ivy League-educated 27-year-old who has pleaded not guilty.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

His content, and that of similar influencers, has brought looksmaxxing out of niche underground subcultures and made it more mainstream.

From BBC Mar. 14, 2026

One legacy of the internet is the millions of subcultures that it helps flourish.

From Slate Oct. 31, 2025

And when it does, we can expect AI to become lifelong companion systems we depend on, befriend, and love, a prediction based on the AI affinity Birch says we are already seeing in certain subcultures.

From Salon Jun. 10, 2025

One of the most individualistic, interesting, and yes, gloomy subcultures, Goth is a style—of music, dress, state of mind.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz



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