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BEM - edisonade
| Word | Cite needed | Description |
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| BEM (n.) | antedating 1940 in Thilling Wonder Stories | abbreviation for bug-eyed monster |
| Buck Rogers (n.) | any evidence 1959 Dick Eney, 'Fancyclopedia II' | used attributively to describe science fiction |
| Buck Rogers (n.) | antedating 1936 Lima (Ohio) News | used attributively to indicate something science-fictional, especially relating to or suggestive of stereotypical or hackneyed science fiction |
| Buck Rogers (adj.) | antedating 1946 G. Conklin, 'The Best of Science Fiction' | = science-fictional; characteristic of hackneyed or dated science fiction |
| Frankenstein complex (n.) | antedating 1947 Isaac Asimov, 'Little Lost Robot' | the anxiety and distrust humans feel for robots |
| Gotham (n.) | antedating 1807 Washington Irving, 'Salmagundi' | a fictional New York City |
| Hugo (n.) | antedating 1950 in Science Fiction News Letter | any of several awards presented annually at the World Science Fiction Convention for excellence in science-fiction or fantasy writing, art, publishing, etc. |
| Mary Sue (n.) | antedating 1973 'A Trekkie's Tale' in Menagerie | a writer who inserts an idealized version of themselves in their own fan fiction; such a story or character |
| Nebula (n.) | antedating 1966 in the SFWA Bulletin | any of several awards given annually by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America for excellence in science fiction and fantasy writing |
| New Wave (n.) | antedating 1968 Brian Aldiss in 'England Swings SF' | a loose movement in science fiction writing from the mid-1960s to mid-1970s, characterized by an experimental approach to narrative structures and language and an emphasis on nuanced social, moral, or psychological conflict rather than on technological concerns |
| Orwellian (n.) | antedating 1971 in the Guardian | an admirer of the works and ideas of George Orwell |
| Orwellian (adj.) | antedating 1950 M. McCarthy, 'On the Contrary' | characteristic or suggestive of the writings of George Orwell, esp. of the totalitarian state depicted in his dystopian account of the future, Nineteen Eighty-four (1949) |
| SF/F/H (n.) | antedating 1991 in Locus | abbreviation for science fiction, fantasy, and horror |
| SFX (n.) | antedating 1981 in SF-lovers Digest | special effects |
| Sturgeon's Law (n.) | antedating 1960 P.S. Miller in Analog | a humorous aphorism which maintains that most of any body of published material, knowledge, etc., or (more generally) of everything is worthless: based on a statement by Sturgeon, usually later cited as '90 per cent of everything is crap' |
| Tolkienesque (adj.) | antedating 1967 the New York Times | characteristic of or resembling J.R.R. Tolkien or his writings |
| Tolkienian (adj.) | antedating 1954 C.S. Lewis in Time and Tide | of or pertaining to J.R.R. Tolkien or his writings |
| Vernean (adj.) | antedating 1883 in The Dial | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the science fiction of Jules Verne |
| Wellsian (n.) | antedating 1916 G.B. Shaw, 'Pygmalion' | a devotee or follower of H. G. Wells |
| Wellsian (adj.) | antedating 1912 in the Westminster Gazette | of, pertaining to, or resembling the ideas and writings of H. G. Wells, esp. in his science fiction, social comment, etc. |
| alternate future (n.) | antedating 1941 Alfred Bester, "The Probable Man" | one of several possible futures |
| alternate history (n.) | antedating 1954 Editorial matter in Fantasy & Science Fiction | a subgenre of science fiction wherein at least one aspect of history is different from that of our own world; the setting of such stories |
| alternate reality (n.) | antedating 1950 John D. MacDonald, 'Shadow on the Sand' | = alternate world |
| alternate universe (n.) | antedating 1950 in Fantasy & Science Fiction | = alternate world |
| alternate world (n.) | antedating 1944 Fritz Leiber, 'Business of Killing' | one of many possible universes, which may have different physical laws or a different history than our own |
| alternative future (n.) | antedating 1939 C. L. Moore, 'Greater than Gods' | = alternate future |
| alternative history (n.) | antedating 1976 Brian Ash, 'Who's Who in Science Fiction' | = alternate history |
| alternative reality (n.) | antedating 1941 Alfred Bester, 'The Probable Man' | = alternate world |
| alternative universe (n.) | antedating 1944 P. Schuyler Miller, 'As Never Was' | = alternate world |
| alternative world (n.) | antedating 1953 Arthur C. Clarke, 'The Other Tiger' | = alternate world |
| anime (n.) | antedating 1985 in net.comics | a Japanese animated film or television programme, drawn in a meticulously detailed style, usually featuring characters with distinctive large, staring eyes, and typically having a science-fiction or fantasy theme, sometimes including violent or sexually explicit material; this genre of entertainment |
| big dumb object (n.) | antedating 1981 Roz Kaveny in Foundation | a large, mysterious, alien-made artifact encountered in space or on another world |
| biopunk (n.) | antedating 1993 in Science-Fiction Studies | a subgenre of science fiction which focuses on the societal effects of biotechnology and genetic engineering |
| bug-eyed monster (n.) | antedating 1939 Martin Alger in a letter to Thrilling Wonder Stories | an extra-terrestrial monster with bulging eyes |
| catastrophe (adj.) | antedating 1979 Baird Searles, et al., 'A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction' | = disaster |
| counterfactual (n.) | antedating 1997 in Interzone | a work of alternate history |
| cyberpunk (n.) | antedating 1983 Bruce Bethke, 'Cyberpunk' | a subgenre of science fiction typified by a bleak, high-tech setting in which a lawless subculture exists within an oppressive society dominated by computer technology |
| cyberpunk (n.) | antedating 1984 in the Washington Post Book World | an author of, or protagonist in, cyberpunk |
| cyberpunkish (adj.) | antedating 1989 Ian Watson in 'Nebula Awards 23' | resembling or reminiscent of cyberpunk |
| dark fantasy (n.) | antedating 1973 'Dark Fantasy', a fanzine | fantasy fiction which contains some horrific, macabre, or grotesque elements |
| dark fantasy (n.) | antedating 1987 J.N. Williamson, 'How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction' | horror |
| different story (n.) | antedating 1928 in Amazing Stories | a science fiction, fantasy, or weird story |
| disaster (adj.) | antedating 1976 Lester del Rey in Analog | describing a global catastrophe (natural, man-made, or extraterrestrial in origin) and its aftermath |
| disaster novel (n.) | antedating 1975 Martin Levin in the New York Times Book Review | a novel that deals with a global catastrophe (natural, man-made, or extraterrestrial in origin) and its aftermath |
| dystopia (n.) | antedating 1952 Negkey & Patrick, 'Quest for Utopia' | an imaginary place or condition in which everything is as bad as possible; opposite of utopia |
| dystopian (n.) | antedating 1868 J. S. Mill in 'Hansard Commons' | one who advocates or describes a dystopia |
| dystopian (adj.) | antedating 1953 Damon Knight in 'Science Fiction Adventures' | of or pertaining to a dystopia |
| dystopianism (n.) | antedating 1962 C. Walsh, 'From Utopia to Nightmare' | dystopian quality or characteristics |
| dystopic (adj.) | antedating 1967 W.H.G. Armytage in Extrapolation | of, pertaining to, or resembling a dystopia |
| edisonade (n.) | antedating 1993 John Clute, 'The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction' | a story featuring a young male inventor who uses his inventions and ingenuity to defeat his foes or to explore new territory |