decopunk
decopunk noun: a subset of the dieselpunk science fiction genre and aesthetic that incorporates Art Deco elements and other aspects of the technology, culture, and fashion of the 1920s-1930s.
Noun
decopunk (uncountable)
- A subset of the dieselpunk science fiction genre and aesthetic that incorporates Art Deco elements and other aspects of the technology, culture, and fashion of the 1920s-1930s.
- The walls are bedecked with improbable decopunk contraptions, a chrome rocket hangs above the entrance, and the servers are uniformed in snappy Eastern European military outfits, like crew members of a visiting zeppelin.2012 February, David Dudley, “Lost City Diner”, in Urbanite, page 57
- Join Valente, bestselling author of the Fairyland series, for a talk on Radiance, a decopunk pulp sci fi alt-history space opera mystery set in a Hollywood—and solar system—very different from our own.2015 October 28, “Phoenix Books Presents”, in Seven Days, page 52
Origin of decopunk
From Deco + -punk.
Questions about decopunk
- What does decopunk mean?
- Decopunk means a subset of the dieselpunk science fiction genre and aesthetic that incorporates Art Deco elements and other aspects of the technology, culture, and fashion of the 1920s-1930s.
- What part of speech is decopunk?
- Decopunk is a noun.
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