weirdist
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
weirdist (plural weirdists)
- (fandom slang) Someone who creates or enjoys weird fiction ("a macabre subgenre of speculative fiction").
- 2006 May 22, “The Lies of Locke Lamora (review)”, in Publishers Weekly[1], Lincolnshire, I.L.: PWxyz, LLC, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-05-13:
- [Scott] Lynch provides plenty of historical and cultural information reminiscent of new weirdists Steven Erikson and China Miéville, if not quite as outré.
References edit
- Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “weirdist, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.