steamsona en · NOUN
Etymology
From steam + -sona.
Meanings
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(neologism, slang) A persona developed to be used within the steampunk subculture.
So choose your persona, or steamsona, as it is known, and let's do a little shopping: […]
2014, Paul Roland, Steampunk: Back to the Future with the New Victorians, unnumbered page:Many steamsonas are created around professions or are derived from trades.
2013, Katherine Gleason, Anatomy of Steampunk: The Fashion of Victorian Futurism, page 171:My 'steamsona' has a backstory based on alternative historical Indochina, […]
2012, Diana M. Pho, quoted in Jeff VanderMeer & S. J. Chambers, The Steampunk Bible: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Imaginary Airships, Corsets and Goggles, Mad Scientists, and Strange Literature, page 152
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| steamsonas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |