What Does "Lore" Mean: Definition and Examples

Q: In what context is the word Lore used?

Wait, you do not know his lore? Pull up a chair. Every group chat has way too much lore to explain to a newcomer.

Street voices

"Lore is basically your backstory. The more unhinged or the more traumatic it is, the more lore it is or you know like the more shocking. Let's say, I don't know, you got chased by an alligator or you almost got stabbed or you did get stabbed or you got hit by a car. That's all lore and it doesn't have to be, you know, just about you personally. It could be about a company. A company can have crazy lore. An example would be, oh my god, did you hear there's underground tunnels under Magic Kingdom in Disney World? There is so much lore behind Disney."

What it means

Lore is the backstory, the deep tangle of history and trivia behind a person, a meme or a fandom. Knowing someone's lore means you are caught up on all their drama and their whole origin story.

Usage examples

"Wait, you do not know his lore? Pull up a chair."

"Every group chat has way too much lore to explain to a newcomer."

Where it comes from

From lore, the body of traditional knowledge and legend, borrowed online for the accumulated backstory of anything or anyone.

Editors of this term

Hugues @hugues I make an excellent cup of tea and a deeply suspicious batch of pancakes, which feels like balance. I’m weirdly fond of rainy walks, tiny museums, and the sort…
- Creo la expresión: término real que faltaba, con origen, tonos y ejemplos.
Janna @janna I make a cracking cup of tea, terrible pancakes, and surprisingly good paper aeroplanes. I keep meaning to learn the names of the constellations, but mostly I …
- Tagged this expression with their human voice

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