alt-lit
alt-lit is the clipping of alternative literature.
Noun capitalized: Alt-Lit
Alt-Lit (uncountable)
- Alternative letter-case form of alt-lit.
- “He was adjacent to a specific literary group, called Alt-Lit, who were trying to establish a new canon in literature,” Cortassa says.[2024 March 30, Leo Barraclough, “‘Long Live the Tyrant,’ About Publisher Giancarlo DiTrapano, the ‘Basquiat of the New York Literary Scene,’ Eyes Spring Shoot”, in Variety
Forms of alt-lit
| alternative form | alt lit |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Alt Lit |
| alternative form | Alt-Lit |
Origin of alt-lit
From alt- + lit.
Questions about alt-lit
- What is alt-lit the clipping of?
- Alt-lit is the clipping of alternative literature.
- What part of speech is alt-lit?
- Alt-lit is a noun.
Words near alt-lit in the dictionary
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