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-punk

-punk suffix: denotes an aesthetically-oriented genre of speculative fiction based on the noun to which it is suffixed, usually involving ahistorical or anachronistic technology and its effects on society.

Suffix

-punk

  1. Denotes an aesthetically-oriented genre of speculative fiction based on the noun to which it is suffixed, usually involving ahistorical or anachronistic technology and its effects on society.

Origin of -punk

First used when coining cyberpunk or as a back-formation to coin steampunk. Probably from the influence of the punk subculture on these genres.

Questions about -punk

What does -punk mean?
-punk means denotes an aesthetically-oriented genre of speculative fiction based on the noun to which it is suffixed, usually involving ahistorical or anachronistic technology and its effects on society.
What part of speech is -punk?
-punk is a suffix.

Words near -punk in the dictionary

  1. -prostil
  2. -pter
  3. -pteran
  4. -pterous
  5. -ptile
  6. -punk
  7. -pœia
  8. -quel
  9. -quine
  10. -quinil
  11. -racil

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