noun Internet Slang

Normie

/ˈnɔːrmiː/ · noun · slang

Someone with mainstream tastes who isn't deep into a niche, internet, or subculture.

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Definitions

1

Sometimes a mild insult, sometimes just a neutral label for 'average person'.

“It's a normie restaurant but the food's good.”
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2

Someone outside a particular fandom, scene, or online subculture.

“The forum got flooded with normies after it went viral.”
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3

A person with conventional, mainstream interests and no niche internet knowledge.

“My normie friends didn't get the meme at all.”
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Normie In A Sentence

Explaining the joke to a normie is impossible.
He's gone full normie since he left the server.
Normie hours on the timeline today.

Origin & Usage

From normal plus the -ie suffix, it spread through forum and meme culture in the 2010s to describe people outside a given subculture.

Variants NormoNormie-core

People Also Ask

What does normie mean?

A normie is someone with mainstream tastes who isn't deep into a niche, internet, or subculture.

Is normie an insult?

It can be mildly dismissive, but it's often used neutrally to mean an average person.

Where did normie come from?

It comes from 'normal' and spread through forums and meme culture in the 2010s.

What does normie mean on TikTok?

On TikTok normie describes someone with mainstream, non-niche tastes.

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