postapocalypse

See also: post-apocalypse

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

post- +‎ apocalypse

Noun

postapocalypse (plural postapocalypses)

  1. The time after the apocalypse.
    • 2009 July 21, Brian Stelter, “It’s Doomsday Once Again. Are We Having Fun Yet?”, in New York Times‎:
      The show is a gamble on the part of Discovery and Mr. Beers, who is best known for “Deadliest Catch,” as it seeks to capitalize on society’s fascination with the postapocalypse.
    • 2013, Mary K. Leigh, Kevin K. Durand, editors, Marxism and the Movies: Critical Essays on Class Struggle in the Cinema‎:
      "Instead, the film focuses on the plight of those living in the postapocalypse and on the seemingly implacable powers that control, limit and punish them."
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