steampunk
To depict in a steampunk mannerTo depict in a steampunk manner.
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» Airships are a common trope in steampunk works.
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1 sensesTo depict in a steampunk manner.
Examples
8 sentencesAirships are a common trope in steampunk works.
The game takes place in a steampunk world.
ruИгра происходит в мире стимпанка. — Smoky
Her underwear was a bit too steampunk for me.
I have steampunk tendencies, as I like collecting antiques.
This game has a steampunk setting, so expect to wear top hats and smoking jackets.
Origin
From steam + -punk, by analogy with cyberpunk, coined by science-fiction writer Kevin WaynFrom steam + -punk, by analogy with cyberpunk, coined by science-fiction writer Kevin Wayne Jeter (born 1950) in a 1987 letter to the magazine Locus in response to a review of his book Infernal Devices published the same year (see the quotation below).
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Forms
steampunks, steampunking, steampunked, steampunked| Base form | steampunk · to steampunk |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | steampunks |
| Present participle | steampunking |
| Past simple | steampunked |
| Past participle | steampunked |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.