spy-fi

UK/spaɪ.faɪ/

noun

A genre of science fiction involving secret agents.

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Meanings

nounspy-fi (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountableA genre of science fiction involving secret agents.

    Perhaps the series had finally gone over the top, taking spy-fi to the limit. What next—007 fighting alien invaders?

    2006, Wesley Alan Britton, Onscreen and undercover: the ultimate book of movie espionage
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    With the MIB taking on aliens of every stripe, it can also be viewed as a parody of The X-Files and the spy-fi series that rose to prominence in the 1990s.

    2005, Wesley Alan Britton, Beyond Bond: spies in fiction and film

Origin

Blend of spy + sci-fi.

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Translations

Polish spy-fi
  • spy-figenre of science fiction

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with spy-fi

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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