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psych-fi

psych-fi noun: psychedelic fiction.

Noun

psych-fi (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Psychedelic fiction.
    • We are interested in young adult, new adult, and middle grade sci-fi, psych-fi, paranormal, or urban fantasy […]2015, Chuck Sambuchino, Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market 2016
    • Ballard is often mentioned in the context of Barney's work, especially his classic surrealist psych-fi novel Crash that was adapted by Cronenberg.2018, Ashley Crawford, Religious Imaging in Millennialist America: Dark Gnosis, page 256

Questions about psych-fi

What does psych-fi mean?
Psych-fi means psychedelic fiction.
What part of speech is psych-fi?
Psych-fi is a noun.

Words near psych-fi in the dictionary

  1. psych verb
  2. psych verbs
  3. psych ward
  4. psych wards
  5. psych-
  6. psych-fi
  7. Psych-O
  8. Psych-Os
  9. psych.
  10. psychache
  11. psychagogic

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