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Hello and welcome to The English We Speak where we explain phrases used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them as well.
I'm Feifei and I'm joined by Beth.
Hello Beth.
Hello Feifei.
Are you okay?
You look a bit shocked.
I am.
My friend just messaged me her wedding plans.
She wants the wedding to be mystical, magical, colourful and have lots of sparkles.
She described it as fairy-core.
Fairy-core?
Wow, what exactly does it mean?
Well, in modern slang,
core can be added to the end of a word to describe the vibe, feel or atmosphere of something.
So it's a label for a certain style or feeling.
Your friend wants the vibe of her wedding to be magical.
I actually saw a wedding online recently that described itself as AmeriCorps.
So all the decorations were stars and stripes.
They ate hot dogs.