subcultures

plural of subculture
as in cultures
a group that has beliefs and behaviors that are different from the main groups within a culture or society a subculture of local painters a subculture of poverty and crime

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Recent Examples of subcultures For people who feel unseen in their offline lives, creators can offer language, humor, information, and entry into subcultures that once would have been hard to find. Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 The Hippyatnik festival, which first started in 1972, is known to be a gathering place for members of various subcultures; activities range from singing and dancing to body painting, cosplay, and sword fighting. Lesya Lapina & Sergey Hyugge, The Dial, 21 July 2026 Yagwang works across sculpture, video, installation and performance, addressing gender, human rights and labor in relation to subcultures, queerness, and issues of identity. News Desk, Artforum, 17 June 2026 Zines have historically found followings within different subcultures. Rachel Schneider, The Conversation, 17 June 2026 Yams used the web like a cookbook, combining divergent scenes and subcultures and emerging with something that felt authentically new. Jeff Ihaza, VIBE.com, 2 June 2026 Casuals and ultras A number of subcultures have emerged from the passion and camaraderie of football fandom. Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 June 2026 YouTube pretty much ended that for most subcultures, aside from, like, Juggalos. Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026 Like her fictional subject, Nguyen is a fan of metal music and enjoys delving into intense subcultures. Paul Hodgins, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
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Noun
  • Translator and philologist Carlota Palacin Jordan believes sufrir demonstrates how nuances in languages can be influenced by cultures and missed in literal translations.
    Colin Millar, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • The new name could be written with eight strokes in Japanese, which was also a deciding factor in changing the brand name—eight being associated with wealth and fortune in many East Asian cultures.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • Linguistic diversity is not a good acquired at no expense to the societies that have chosen it (or been forced to choose it) over homogeneity.
    Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • Storms smash into cities, disease shuts down whole societies, and millions of humans migrate across the globe.
    Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

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“Subcultures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcultures. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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