steamsona

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noun

A persona developed to be used within the steampunk subculture.

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Meanings

nounsteamsona (plural steamsonas)

plural steamsonas

  1. neologismslanglifestyleA persona developed to be used within the steampunk subculture.

    Many steamsonas are created around professions or are derived from trades.

    2013, Katherine Gleason, Anatomy of Steampunk: The Fashion of Victorian Futurism, page 171
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    My 'steamsona' has a backstory based on alternative historical Indochina, […]

    2012, Diana M. Pho, quoted in Jeff VanderMeer & S. J. Chambers, The Steampunk Bible: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Imaginary Airships, Corsets and Goggles, Mad Scientists, and Strange Literature, page 152

    So choose your persona, or steamsona, as it is known, and let's do a little shopping: […]

    2014, Paul Roland, Steampunk: Back to the Future with the New Victorians, unnumbered page

Origin

From steam + -sona.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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