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nonconformity

[non-kuhn-fawr-mi-tee] / ˌnɒn kənˈfɔr mɪ ti /


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It’s astonishing how quickly the nonconformity of crypto turned into mainstream “number go up” speculation and then grift.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 18, 2026

These included books like Uncle Bobby’s Wedding and My Rainbow—stories that portray same-sex couples, gender nonconformity, and affirming representations of queer families.

From Slate Apr. 23, 2025

His fictional character, a hyperactive, bow-tied man-child, provided subversive messages about nonconformity in films such as “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” and his classic Saturday morning TV show, “Pee-wee’s Playhouse.”

From Salon Jan. 30, 2025

For the target, as “Fellow Travelers” intuits, isn’t queerness, or racial equality, or anti-capitalism per se, but nonconformity of any sort, which power seeks to stamp out for its own preservation.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 10, 2023

Odd values—unthinking school spirit, proms, jockhood—are exalted, while the best values—free thinking, nonconformity, curiosity—are ridiculed.

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




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