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mannerpunk

mannerpunk noun: a subgenre of fantasy literature that takes place within an elaborate social structure and resembles a comedy of manners.

Noun

mannerpunk (uncountable)

  1. A subgenre of fantasy literature that takes place within an elaborate social structure and resembles a comedy of manners.
    • I have a fondness for mannerpunk mysteries....1998, Misha MCM, “Blue Eyes”, in soc.bi (Usenet)
    • This type of POV is particularly valuable for stories which are heavy on characters and theme, those that "say something." One wouldn't ordinarily choose it for a PWP (plot? what plot?) romp unless engaged in mannerpunk.1998, Macedon, “Craft of Writing 3 (point of view)”, in alt.startrek.creative (Usenet)

mannerpunk meaning in Tamil

mannerpunk in Tamil

பகடி இலக்கியம்

Origin of mannerpunk

From manner + -punk.

Questions about mannerpunk

What does mannerpunk mean?
Mannerpunk means a subgenre of fantasy literature that takes place within an elaborate social structure and resembles a comedy of manners.
What is mannerpunk in Tamil?
Mannerpunk in Tamil is பகடி இலக்கியம். See Mannerpunk meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mannerpunk?
Mannerpunk is a noun.

Words near mannerpunk in the dictionary

  1. mannerless
  2. mannerlessly
  3. mannerlessness
  4. mannerliness
  5. mannerly
  6. mannerpunk
  7. manners
  8. manners maketh man
  9. manners of articulation
  10. manners of death
  11. Mannerses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mannerpunk (page history and authors); mannerpunk (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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