steampunk

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

steam + punk, by analogy to cyberpunk

[edit] Noun

steampunk (countable and uncountable; plural steampunks)

1. (science fiction genre, uncountable) A subgenre of speculative science fiction set in an anachronistic 19th century society.
   • 2008 May 8, Ruth La Ferla, “Steampunk Moves Between 2 Worlds”, New York Times:

     It is also the vision of steampunk, a subculture that is the aesthetic expression of a time-traveling fantasy world, one that embraces music, film, design and now fashion, all inspired by the extravagantly inventive age of dirigibles and steam locomotives, brass diving bells and jar-shaped protosubmarines.

1. (countable, cosplay) A person cosplaying as a steampunk character.