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subculture

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


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Being able to banter about blade height and the best time to aerate also gains you access to an office subculture.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

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

At that time, I found this subculture fascinating, peculiar, sometimes repulsive and sometimes silly.

From MarketWatch Jun. 1, 2026

But I also wanted to let people know that the people involved in this subculture aren’t just in poverty trying to make it out and get on a record label.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 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

If I were on patrol to figure out where online subcultures were diverging from political reality, I’d start there.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

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

The director of “Tangerine,” “The Florida Project” and “Red Rocket” excels at thrusting subcultures onto the screen, the dicier, the better.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 26, 2025

Tightly knit cultures or subcultures, such as that of the police, represent a different kind of locked door.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover



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