steampunk

/ˈstiːmpʌŋk/

IPA: /S T IY1 M P AH1 NG K/

noun

1
A subgenre of science fiction that depicts advanced technology combined with Victorian style and aesthetics, such as steam-powered machines and vehicles, visible gears and screws and people dressed in 19th-century attires.
2
A writer of steampunk fiction.
3
(cosplay) A person cosplaying as a steampunk character.

verb

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