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genre-bender

genre-bender noun: a work of fiction characterized by subversion of generic tropes or fusion of disparate genres.

Noun

genre-bender (uncountable)

  1. A work of fiction characterized by subversion of generic tropes or fusion of disparate genres.
    • Among the fest’s highlights this year were Babak Anvari’s Hallow Road, an inventive genre-bender that begins as a road thriller before slyly morphing into something else entirely.2025 March 17, Meagan Navarro, “SXSW 2025 Review Roundup: Gravedigging Comedy ‘Dead Lover’ to Teen Body Horror Satire ‘Slanted’”, in Bloody Disgusting

Origin of genre-bender

From genre + bender, on the pattern of gender bender.

Questions about genre-bender

What does genre-bender mean?
Genre-bender means a work of fiction characterized by subversion of generic tropes or fusion of disparate genres.
What part of speech is genre-bender?
Genre-bender is a noun.

Words near genre-bender in the dictionary

  1. genre fiction
  2. genre fictions
  3. genre film
  4. genre films
  5. genre studies
  6. genre-bender
  7. genre-bending
  8. genre-busting
  9. genre-savvy
  10. genred
  11. genrefication

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