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Old May 7th, 2019, 01:40 AM
Shani Naylor
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Default [Dixonary] Round 2981 results

Hi all

I'm ending the voting early for our word NORMCORE as everyone who sent a
def has voted (and a few more besides). Our winner, with 5 natural points,
is Mike S. Nancy S and Efrem M gained 4 points, but Nancy is in coveted
second place because hers are of the natural variety.

Take it away Mike!


1. A style of dressing that involves the deliberate choice of
unremarkable or unfashionable casual clothes.
Oxford Dictionaries D4
Votes from Tim B, Efrem M, Guerri S & Tim L.

2. [stat.] The set of all points in a finite distribution that fall
within one standard deviation of its mean.
Efrem M, who voted *1 & 9. Score: 4
Votes from Nancy S & Judy M.

3. A form of popular music in which the lyrics cover mundane subjects
and are delivered in a monotonous drone.
Tim L, who voted *1 & 6. Score: 2

4. The basis from which the geothermal gradient is calculated.
Debbie E, who voted 9 & 10. Score: 1
Vote from Tim B.

5. Sunken panel or coffer in a ceiling
Judy M, who voted 2 & 7. Score: 2
Votes from Dan W & Mike S.

6. [N.Z.] A potato and tuna sandwich.
Dave C, who voted 9 & 10. Score: 2
Votes from Dan W & Tim L.

7. [Stat] A point on a normal distribution within half a standard
deviation of the mean.
Johnny B, who was DQ. Score: 2
Votes from Nancy S & Judy M.

8. In a workplace operating flexible working hours, the basic hours
that all staff are expected to work unless otherwise agreed.
Tim B, who voted *1 & 4. Score: 2

9. Grey stucco applied to a building.
Mike Shefler, who voted 5 & 10. Score: 5
Votes from Tony A, Debbie E, Efrem M, Dave C & Guerri S.

10. Primary manufactured plastic used is a raw material; usu. supplied in
pellet form.
Nancy S, who voted 2 & 7. Score: 4
Votes from Tony A, Mike S, Debbie E & Dave C.

No def:

Tony A, who voted 9 & 10. Score: 0

Dan W, who voted 5 & 6. Score: 0

Guerri S, who voted *1 & 9. Score: 2

Ryan M, DQ.

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Old May 7th, 2019, 10:18 AM
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Default [Dixonary] Round 2981 results

I think maybe if any of you are happening to want to use normcore in
conversation in the future, it would be helpful to know, that despite being
"casual", it doesn't include the t-shirt, unless it's of a solid color or a
henley style—and occasionally a ringer. But a polo or woven button-up is
perfectly acceptable.

And probably no shorts, unless they're a simple woven fabric. The main
go-to is nondescript: no patterns or images or logos apart from maybe the
label.

A lot of people think the costuming on Seinfeld is a good reference point.
So perhaps less "casual" and more "office casual"? For what it's worth;
seemed like Oxford missed some of the subtlety of the trend by summing it
up as "casual".

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Old May 7th, 2019, 11:24 AM
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This was part of my declaring DQ to Shani

Normcore (in this country) is a phrase that means normal-looking Unisex
clothing but has been hyped up by Vogue and other such people to become
a fashion line eg..quote from Vogue "Born in jest several years ago from
the conflation of 'normal' and 'hardcore', the word '/normcore/' refers
to the obsession of appearing normal in order to express ones specialness"

in a subsequent email to Shani I said


I was intrigued about making nothing unusual into something to rave
about - it stuck me then (and still does) as the sign of a culture that
has lost its wayÂ* -with nothing to say and yet having to say it anyway

*JohnnyB*
On 07/05/2019 16:18, Ryan McGill wrote:
> I think maybe if any of you are happening to want to use normcore in
> conversation in the future, it would be helpful to know, that despite
> being "casual", it doesn't include the t-shirt, unless it's of a solid
> color or a henley style—and occasionally a ringer. But a polo or woven
> button-up is perfectly acceptable.
>
> And probably no shorts, unless they're a simple woven fabric. The main
> go-to is nondescript: no patterns or images or logos apart from maybe
> the label.
>
> A lot of people think the costuming on Seinfeld is a good reference
> point. So perhaps less "casual" and more "office casual"? For what
> it's worth; seemed like Oxford missed some of the subtlety of the
> trend by summing it up as Â*"casual".
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Old May 7th, 2019, 07:34 PM
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I had no idea it had got to Vogue and/or designer level. And that is the
first time i've heard it used to imply any sort of specialness. I saw it as
the migration of the tastemakers in DIY to less picked-over fare, once
trucker hats and '70s-era iron-ons had been re-adopted by the commercial
interests. And where DIY goes, hipsters follow. And where hipsters are,
Vice writes things, and so on . . .


On Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at 9:25:00 AM UTC-7, jo... (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk wrote:
>
> This was part of my declaring DQ to Shani
>
> Normcore (in this country) is a phrase that means normal-looking Unisex
> clothing but has been hyped up by Vogue and other such people to become a
> fashion line eg..quote from Vogue "Born in jest several years ago from
> the conflation of 'normal' and 'hardcore', the word '*normcore*' refers
> to the obsession of appearing normal in order to express ones specialness"
>
> in a subsequent email to Shani I said
>
>
> I was intrigued about making nothing unusual into something to rave about
> - it stuck me then (and still does) as the sign of a culture that has lost
> its way -with nothing to say and yet having to say it anyway
> *JohnnyB*
> On 07/05/2019 16:18, Ryan McGill wrote:
>
> I think maybe if any of you are happening to want to use normcore in
> conversation in the future, it would be helpful to know, that despite being
> "casual", it doesn't include the t-shirt, unless it's of a solid color or a
> henley style—and occasionally a ringer. But a polo or woven button-up is
> perfectly acceptable.
>
> And probably no shorts, unless they're a simple woven fabric. The main
> go-to is nondescript: no patterns or images or logos apart from maybe the
> label.
>
> A lot of people think the costuming on Seinfeld is a good reference point..
> So perhaps less "casual" and more "office casual"? For what it's worth;
> seemed like Oxford missed some of the subtlety of the trend by summing it
> up as "casual".
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