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weirdist

weirdist noun: someone who creates or enjoys weird fiction ("a macabre subgenre of speculative fiction").

Noun

weirdist (plural weirdists)

  1. (slang) Someone who creates or enjoys weird fiction ("a macabre subgenre of speculative fiction").
    • [Scott] Lynch provides plenty of historical and cultural information reminiscent of new weirdists Steven Erikson and China Miéville, if not quite as outré.2006 May 22, “The Lies of Locke Lamora (review)”, in Publishers Weekly, Lincolnshire, I.L.: PWxyz, LLC, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 May 2023

Forms of weirdist

pluralweirdists

Origin of weirdist

From weird + -ist.

Questions about weirdist

What does weirdist mean?
Weirdist means someone who creates or enjoys weird fiction ("a macabre subgenre of speculative fiction").
What part of speech is weirdist?
Weirdist is a noun.
What is the plural of weirdist?
The plural of weirdist is weirdists.

Words near weirdist in the dictionary

  1. weirdie
  2. weirdies
  3. weirding
  4. weirding out
  5. weirdish
  6. weirdist
  7. weirdists
  8. weirdless
  9. weirdlike
  10. weirdling
  11. weirdlings

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