NicheTok refers to a TikTok aesthetic and culture that consists of stylized meme compilations and shitposts that reference multiple fandoms, subcultures and memes specific to TikTok, in that, in order to fully understand or appreciate the videos, one would need a niche literacy of TikTok trends and its algorithm. NicheTok is a twin trend of TikTok's Corecore and inspired various -core suffix trends on the app such as Hopecore, Pinkcore, Jizzcore and Distcore, among others. So-called NicheTokers use sped-up remixes and nightcore music as their TikTok sounds as well as sad slideshow audios that romanticize depression and loneliness. NicheTok videos first surfaced on the app in 2022 and ultimately hark on the aesthetic foundations that YouTube Poop built in the early internet.
by ybthk March 27, 2023