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steamsona

steamsona noun: a persona developed to be used within the steampunk subculture.

Noun

steamsona (plural steamsonas)

  1. (neologism, slang) A persona developed to be used within the steampunk subculture.
    • My 'steamsona' has a backstory based on alternative historical Indochina, […]2012, Diana M. Pho, quoted in Jeff VanderMeer & S. J. Chambers, The Steampunk Bible: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Imaginary Airships, Corsets and Goggles, Mad Scientists, and Strange...
    • Many steamsonas are created around professions or are derived from trades.2013, Katherine Gleason, Anatomy of Steampunk: The Fashion of Victorian Futurism, page 171

Forms of steamsona

pluralsteamsonas

Origin of steamsona

From steam + -sona.

Questions about steamsona

What does steamsona mean?
Steamsona means a persona developed to be used within the steampunk subculture.
What part of speech is steamsona?
Steamsona is a noun.
What is the plural of steamsona?
The plural of steamsona is steamsonas.

Words near steamsona in the dictionary

  1. steams ahead
  2. steams off
  3. steams up
  4. steamship
  5. steamships
  6. steamsona
  7. steamsonas
  8. steamtable
  9. steamtables
  10. steamtight
  11. steamtug

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