pomo

1 9.5

A playful, ironic style in art or writing that mixes forms and breaks rules

adjective
/ˈpoʊmoʊ/

Slang

: posmoderno

Critics described the novel as pomo because of its playful use of narrative structure.

Examples

Her latest exhibition is so pomo that it challenges every traditional idea of art.
The film's pomo approach includes breaking the fourth wall and mixing genres.
Her art is very pomo and challenges traditional styles.
The pomo literature often uses irony to critique society.
The film's pomo approach includes breaking the fourth wall and mixing genres.
Critics described the novel as pomo because of its playful use of narrative structure.
Her latest exhibition is so pomo that it challenges every traditional idea of art.

Synonyms

postmodern

vspomo

17 7.0

A style in art or literature that mixes different ideas and questions old rules

is often playful and ironic rather than simply neutral in tone

postmodernist

vspomo

1 9.6

Having a style that mixes old and new ideas and questions usual rules

has a narrower cultural and ironic focus rather than broad philosophical reach

Compounds

Pomo language

9.9

A language spoken by the Pomo people of Northern California

Surface Forms

pomo positive

Etymology

Pomo is a short, informal form of postmodern, made from post- 'after' and modern 'current'. So pomo describes art or writing that comes after the modern style and often uses playful or ironic ideas and mixes different styles.