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raypunk

/ˈreɪˌpʌŋk/

raypunk noun: a subgenre of speculative fiction that blends retrofuturistic aesthetics with imaginative, often surreal technology, drawing heavily on the science fiction of the mid-20th century. It typically features ray guns, space exploration, and other fantastical elements inspired by pulp magazines, comics, and films from the 1930s to the 1960s.

Noun

raypunk (uncountable)

  1. A subgenre of speculative fiction that blends retrofuturistic aesthetics with imaginative, often surreal technology, drawing heavily on the science fiction of the mid-20th century. It typically features ray guns, space exploration, and other fantastical elements inspired by pulp magazines, comics, and films from the 1930s to the 1960s.
    • This is not a story about science fact. This is fantastic science fiction. The old guard kind, the raypunk kind.2019, Lon E. Varnadore, Space Ranger: Mars: Part of the Known World Series, Lon E. Varnadore, →ISBN, page ??
    • Tezuka prodigy Rintaro was the director for this short saga that took Yoshitaka's original designs and rewrote them as a raypunk fantasy.2024 February 24, Jer Alford, Obscure O.V.A.s, Mini-Komix, page ??

Questions about raypunk

What does raypunk mean?
Raypunk means a subgenre of speculative fiction that blends retrofuturistic aesthetics with imaginative, often surreal technology, drawing heavily on the science fiction of the mid-20th century. It typically features ray guns, space exploration, and other fantastical elements inspired by pulp magazines, comics, and films from the 1930s to the 1960s.
What part of speech is raypunk?
Raypunk is a noun.
How do you pronounce raypunk?
Raypunk is pronounced /ˈreɪˌpʌŋk/.

Words near raypunk in the dictionary

  1. rayons
  2. Rayos
  3. raypath
  4. raypaths
  5. rayproof
  6. raypunk
  7. rays
  8. rays of hope
  9. rays of light
  10. rays of sunshine
  11. Rayshard

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