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genre-bender en · NOUN

Etymology

From genre + bender, on the pattern of gender bender.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A work of fiction characterized by subversion of generic tropes or fusion of disparate genres.
    • Among the fest’s highlights this year were Babak Anvari’s Hallow Road, an inventive genre-bender that begins as a road thriller before slyly morphing into something else entirely. 2025 March 17, Meagan Navarro, “SXSW 2025 Review Roundup: Gravedigging Comedy ‘Dead Lover’ to Teen Body Horror Satire ‘Slanted’”, in Bloody Disgusting:

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