steampunk /ˈstiːm.pʌŋk/noun 3verb 1forms 3 noun3 •A subgenre of science fiction that depicts advanced technology combined with Victorian style and aesthetics, such as steam-powered machines and vehicles, visible gears and screws and people dressed in 19th-century attires.There's railroad trains, a lot of steam-driven stuff, but that's about it. More ‘steam punk’, I suppose. — 1987 •A writer of steampunk fiction. •A person cosplaying as a steampunk character.It wound up being an overwhelmingly positive experience that made me appreciate the steampunks around me even more. — 2009 verb1 •To depict in a steampunk manner. formssteampunked · steampunking · steampunks
