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-punk
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punk Punk
English
Etymology
First used when coining en cyberpunk or as a back-formation to coin en steampunk. Probably from the influence of the punk subculture on these genres.
Suffix
productive suffixes
Denotes an aesthetically-oriented genre of speculative fiction based on the noun to which it is suffixed, usually involving ahistorical or anachronistic technology and its effects on society.
Derived terms
en
en Alternate history
French
Etymology
fr :ubor en:punk
fr en punk.
Pronunciation
[un:euŋ]
Suffix
en -punk
Derived terms
fr