weirdist

English

Etymology

From weird +‎ -ist.

Noun

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, 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

Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “weirdist, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.

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