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splatterpunks

splatterpunks is the plural of splatterpunk.

Meaning of splatterpunk

Noun

splatterpunk (countable and uncountable, plural splatterpunks)

  1. (uncountable) A movement within horror fiction distinguished by its graphic, often gory, depictions of violence.
  2. (countable) A fan of splatterpunk fiction.
    • It is interesting to note that even as the arguments fly back and forth between the splatterpunks and the traditionalists of horror fiction, other forces appear to be eroding the ground on which the splatterpunks have made their stand.1989, Marc A. Cerasini, How to Write Horror and Get It Published, page 95

Questions about splatterpunks

What is splatterpunks the plural of?
Splatterpunks is the plural of splatterpunk.

Words near splatterpunks in the dictionary

  1. splatterguns
  2. splattering
  3. splatterings
  4. splatterproof
  5. splatterpunk
  6. splatterpunks
  7. splatters
  8. splattersome
  9. splatterwork
  10. splattery
  11. splatting

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