sandalpunk
sandalpunk noun: a subgenre of speculative fiction, based on the technology and society of the Iron Age, especially the Roman Empire.
Noun
sandalpunk (uncountable)
- A subgenre of speculative fiction, based on the technology and society of the Iron Age, especially the Roman Empire.
- Do you have something against sandalpunk or something? If you don't like that, try some Bacon. Roger Bacon, that is.2006 March 15, Llewelyn Jones <llywelynjones@yahoo.co.uk>, “ASBs Invade”, in soc.history.what-if (Usenet), message-ID <4769418477491436>
- I've been planning out a sort of sandalpunk-leading-to-steampunk alternate history setting for a while, but I've not yet gotten to a satisfactory level of detail or plausibility to do anything but the most basic story-idea-outlining in it.2006 May 26, Logan Kearsley <chrono.surfer@verizon.net>, “Telling time in antiquity”, in rec.arts.sf.composition (Usenet), message-ID <9d3eaa093f0d1c9d>
- Synonyms:
- bronzepunk
Synonyms of sandalpunk
- bronzepunk
Origin of sandalpunk
From sandal + -punk.
Questions about sandalpunk
- What does sandalpunk mean?
- Sandalpunk means a subgenre of speculative fiction, based on the technology and society of the Iron Age, especially the Roman Empire.
- What part of speech is sandalpunk?
- Sandalpunk is a noun.
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