The phenomenon in which a culture—whether national, ethnic, or subcultural—achieves visibility, popularity, or influence in media, fashion, language, or other domains of society, often without active participation, endorsement, or control by members of that culture themselves, thus reaping proportionate benefits or recognition. Culture coasting typically occurs when elements of a culture are adopted, commodified, or spread by outsiders, creating the illusion of cultural momentum.
Thanks to culture coasting, artists from outside Jamaica (e.g., Drake, Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran, or international DJs) often incorporate Jamaican sounds, slang, and rhythms into their work, thus increasing Jamaica's soft power in music.
by neonexxus June 14, 2025
Get the Culture Coastingmug. 1. Women who haven’t worked a day in their life and spend hours every day waiting in their bmw suvs to pick their kid up from school right when the bell rings
2. Entitled attitude, like to eat Chick-fil-A, and wear pj pants to school and around
2. Entitled attitude, like to eat Chick-fil-A, and wear pj pants to school and around
by George Gibson November 21, 2023
Get the East Cobb Culturemug. by m3gan94 June 13, 2011
Get the coaster culturemug. The experience one gets when waiting to use the microwave oven at companies that employ workers of various nationalities and denominations.
I got a micro-cultural exposure when I went to heat up my mac'n cheese. There was so much spice in the air, I felt like I was in a Turkish market.
by kickserves January 11, 2010
Get the micro-culturalmug. Someone who loosely adopts the practices of Islam without strictly adhering by them, a phenomenon often seen within second-generation muslims growing up in Western societies. These types tend to view Islamic practices as personal choices rather than a religious obligation.
Fatima holds strong liberal values and chooses to dress freely despite her religious upbringing. However, she still observes the 5 daily prayers, making her a cultural muslim.
by Shelly_ November 23, 2024
Get the Cultural Muslimmug. Someone who simps for another culture than their own due to the belief, either conscious or unconscious, that they can take a mental vacation from their own culture this way. Thus a culture simp is by definition messed up in the head. Some culture simps are driven to create theme parks to convince themselves of belonging to another culture, especially when in a grandiose phase. They also like to visit theme parks safely ensconced in their own culture like the center of a Russian nesting doll, but American, of course. Not to be confused with prejudice, which has a chauvinistic flavor.
You know you're a culture simp when you go slumming at Epcot Center.
An important biopsychosocialparalegalphilosophical question to ask is whether all biracial people necessarily have multiple culture simp personalities, definitionally speaking, or are they transcultural?
Only Rachel Dolezal knows whether she's a culture simp; I have no opinion.
An important biopsychosocialparalegalphilosophical question to ask is whether all biracial people necessarily have multiple culture simp personalities, definitionally speaking, or are they transcultural?
Only Rachel Dolezal knows whether she's a culture simp; I have no opinion.
by White Chocolatte January 1, 2024
Get the Culture Simpmug. by infernovideo April 10, 2008
Get the cultured nucleusmug.