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spy-fi

UK/spaɪ.faɪ/

spy-fi noun: a genre of science fiction involving secret agents.

Noun

spy-fi (uncountable)

  1. (informal) A genre of science fiction involving secret agents.
    • With the MIB taking on aliens of every stripe, it can also be viewed as a parody of The X-Files and the spy-fi series that rose to prominence in the 1990s.2005, Wesley Alan Britton, Beyond Bond: spies in fiction and film
    • Perhaps the series had finally gone over the top, taking spy-fi to the limit. What next—007 fighting alien invaders?2006, Wesley Alan Britton, Onscreen and undercover: the ultimate book of movie espionage

Origin of spy-fi

Blend of spy + sci-fi.

Words that rhyme with spy-fi

Questions about spy-fi

What does spy-fi mean?
Spy-fi means a genre of science fiction involving secret agents.
What part of speech is spy-fi?
Spy-fi is a noun.
How do you pronounce spy-fi?
Spy-fi is pronounced /spaɪ.faɪ/ (UK).

Words near spy-fi in the dictionary

  1. spy ring
  2. spy rings
  3. spy satellite
  4. spy satellites
  5. Spy Wednesday
  6. spy-fi
  7. spy-glass
  8. spy-glasses
  9. spy-hop
  10. spy-hopped
  11. spy-hopping

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