Sailpunk

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A subgenre of speculative fiction, focusing on life at sea during the eras of exploration and piracy. uncountable

    "Don't forget about chain - great for shredding your target's rigging and not half bad as an antipersonnel round too. (Well, if you're in a "SailPunk" setting it's useful, anyway... Arrr, matey; scupper me wi' a handspike if it ain't so.)"

Example

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"Don't forget about chain - great for shredding your target's rigging and not half bad as an antipersonnel round too. (Well, if you're in a "SailPunk" setting it's useful, anyway... Arrr, matey; scupper me wi' a handspike if it ain't so.)"

Etymology

From sail + -punk.

Related phrases

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