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atompunk

noun
/ˈætəmpʌŋk/UK/ˈætəmpʌŋk/US

Etymology

From atom + -punk.

  1. derived from ἄτομος
  2. derived from atomus
  3. derived from athome
  4. inherited from attome
  5. suffixed as atompunk — “atom + punk”

Definitions

  1. A subgenre of speculative fiction, based on the society and technology of the Atomic Age…

    A subgenre of speculative fiction, based on the society and technology of the Atomic Age (c. 1945–1969).

    • In fact, there was a fair amount of stuff around in the 60s and 70s that can only be explained as cross-dimensional leakage from an Atompunk universe.
    • Perfect "atompunk" feel – reactors with nervous engineers and analog controls.

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