Sailpunk
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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
More examples"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.
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