steampunk
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- noun
- /ˈstimpʌŋk/
- Jargon
- We have a lot of steampunk looking corsetry in this.
- steampunk adventure
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Watch on YouTubeSo that party was Victorian Japanese steampunk.
- So that party was Victorian Japanese steampunk.
- He writes what we could call alternative history before it was starting to call that he has a steampunk novel that was written before steampunk was a thing.
Examples
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I added a flower with a gear center for my slightly Steampunk Christmas card.
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Education, nevertheless, can be the method by which steampunk's subversiveness can come to the forefront.
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This is called like a steampunk alternative London.
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I guess he was going to make what I'm going to call a steampunk computer.
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Incorporate a survey asking youth whether they think steampunk is "hot" or "not."
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Yet what does multiculturalism mean for the steampunk community now and in the future?
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Imagine they are reading a graphic novel set in the 19th-century Steampunk era.
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Mixing reality with fantasy is particularly popular with speculative fiction, alternative histories, and steampunk works.
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Overall, despite current flaws in its implementation, multiculturalism in steampunk is a welcome development in the subculture.
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The fashion show featured stunning ensembles inspired by steampunk aesthetics, blending Victorian elegance with industrial flair.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Steampunk is a modern blend of steam ('steam', for old steam machines and engines) and punk ('rebellious' style from music and fashion), so it suggests old technology with a bold, do-it-yourself attitude. It names a style that mixes 19th-century steam-powered machines and Victorian design with creative inventions like brass gears and airships.