foxcore

English

Etymology

From fox +‎ -core. See fox (“attractive woman”).

Noun

foxcore (uncountable)

1. Music by female-fronted bands of the 1990s.

Usage notes

• According to Joanne Gottlieb and Gayle Wald, the term was coined as a joke by Thurston Moore during the early 1990s to describe a wave of loud and aggressive female-fronted bands. Failing to understand Moore's humorous intent, and confusing it with the riot grrrl movement, the media picked up on the term.