squeecore

English

Etymology

squee +‎ -core, coined in R. S. Benedict's Rite Gud podcast.

Noun

squeecore (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) A sappy, lightweight style of speculative fiction focused on wish fulfilment, with the deliberate use of genre tropes and pop culture, etc. at the expensive of realism and deep characterization.
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