"splatterpunk" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: splatterpunks [plural]
Etymology: From splatter + -punk, coined in 1986 by David J. Schow at the Twelfth World Fantasy Convention in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|splatter|punk}} splatter + -punk Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} splatterpunk (countable and uncountable, plural splatterpunks)
  1. (uncountable) A movement within horror fiction distinguished by its graphic, often gory, depictions of violence. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Fans (people), Horror, Literary genres, Violence
    Sense id: en-splatterpunk-en-noun-TYR4dqKk Disambiguation of Fans (people): 53 47 Disambiguation of Horror: 77 23 Disambiguation of Literary genres: 67 33 Disambiguation of Violence: 97 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -punk, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -punk: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
  2. (countable) A fan of splatterpunk fiction. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Fans (people)
    Sense id: en-splatterpunk-en-noun-6CZRwH9b Disambiguation of Fans (people): 53 47

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