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cyberpunk

cy·ber·punk
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sahy-ber-puhngk]
    • /ˈsaɪ bərˌpʌŋk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sahy-ber-puhngk]
    • /ˈsaɪ bərˌpʌŋk/

Definitions of cyberpunk word

  • uncountable noun cyberpunk Cyberpunk is a type of science fiction. 3
  • noun cyberpunk a genre of science fiction that features rebellious computer hackers and is set in a dystopian society integrated by computer networks 3
  • noun cyberpunk a writer of cyberpunk 3
  • noun cyberpunk a type of science fiction typically describing a violent, urban future in which computers and drugs predominate 3
  • noun cyberpunk hacker (sense 3) 3
  • noun cyberpunk science fiction featuring extensive human interaction with supercomputers and a punk ambiance. 1

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Origin of cyberpunk

First appearance:

before 1980
One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1980-85; cyber- + punk2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Cyberpunk

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cyberpunk popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

cyberpunk usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for cyberpunk

noun cyberpunk

  • hacker — a person, as an artist or writer, who exploits, for money, his or her creative ability or training in the production of dull, unimaginative, and trite work; one who produces banal and mediocre work in the hope of gaining commercial success in the arts: As a painter, he was little more than a hack.
  • geek — computer geek
  • programmer — a person who writes code for computer programs.

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