Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

new weird

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English

Syllables: new weird
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A literary genre that began in the 1990s, influenced by horror and speculative fiction, but often crossing genre boundaries.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The most detailed response to Harrison's set of questions came from Stephanie Swainston, an author who has described New Weird fiction as exercises in world building characterised by a heterogeneity of sources, genres and details."

Etymology

From new + weird (fiction), attributed to M. John Harrison (2002).

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

slipstream

Questions

What does new weird mean?: A literary genre that began in the 1990s, influenced by horror and speculative fiction, but often crossing genre boundaries.
Where does new weird come from?: From new + weird (fiction), attributed to M. John Harrison (2002).

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