-punk

suffix

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.

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Meanings

suffix
  1. 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.

Origin

First used when coining cyberpunk or as a back-formation to coin steampunk. Probably from the influence of the punk subculture on these genres.

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APA

-punk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-punk

MLA

“-punk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-punk. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-punk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-punk.

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