"New Weird" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From new + weird (fiction), attributed to M. John Harrison (2002). Etymology templates: {{af|en|new|weird fiction|alt2=weird (fiction)}} new + weird (fiction) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=New Weird}} New Weird (uncountable)
  1. A literary genre that began in the 1990s, influenced by horror and speculative fiction, but often crossing genre boundaries. Wikipedia link: M. John Harrison Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Literary genres

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