Weirdist
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Someone who creates or enjoys weird fiction ("a macabre subgenre of speculative fiction"). slang
"[Scott] Lynch provides plenty of historical and cultural information reminiscent of new weirdists Steven Erikson and China Miéville, if not quite as outré."
Example
More examples"[Scott] Lynch provides plenty of historical and cultural information reminiscent of new weirdists Steven Erikson and China Miéville, if not quite as outré."
Etymology
From weird + -ist.
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