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| First date | Word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Tardis-like adj. (1984) | denoting something whose capacity is greater than is suggested by its exterior appearance |
| 1984 | threedy n. (1984) | three-dimensional television or film |
| 1985 | anime n. (1985) | 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 |
| 1985 | gengineering n. (1985) | = genetic engineering n. |
| 1985 | posthumanist adj. (1985) | of or related to posthumanism n. |
| 1985 | posthumanity n. (1985) | the society or condition of posthumans |
| 1985 | redshirt n. (1985) | a character who is not portrayed in depth; (esp.) a character whose main plot function is to be killed |
| 1985 | shared world n. (1985) | a fictional setting in which multiple authors set their stories, esp. one created for this purpose |
| 1985 | -verse suffix (1985) | (used to form nouns denoting the fictional universe used as the setting of a series, typically in combination with the title, main character, or creator of the series) |
| 1986 | avatar n. (1986) | a graphical representation of a person in a computer-generated environment |
| 1986 | condom n. (1986) | the milieu of (usually science fiction) conventions |
| 1986 | gripping hand n. (1986) | on the gripping hand: used to introduce a third point of view, fact, case, etc., that contrasts with two previous statements |
| 1986 | mecha n. (1986) | chiefly in anime or manga: a large combat robot having humanoid form, typically controlled by an occupant |
| 1986 | mindfood n. (1986) | a substance taken as food or drink containing chemicals which increase oneβs mental ability |
| 1986 | nanomachine n. (1986) | a nanotechnological machine |
| 1986 | proto-cyberpunk n. (1986) | a writer of proto-cyberpunk works |
| 1987 | gengineer n. (1987) | = genetic engineer n. |
| 1987 | holodeck n. (1987) | chiefly in the fictional universe of the Star Trek franchise: a room providing a holographic environment |
| 1987 | nano n. (1987) | = nanotechnology n.; (also) = nanobot n. |
| 1987 | nanotech adj. (1987) | = nanotechnological adj. |
| 1987 | nanotechnological adj. (1987) | resulting from developments in nanotechnology; of or relating to nanotechnology |
| 1987 | offworld n. (1987) | a place away from Earth, or a particular planet or world regarded as the native world; another world or planet |
| 1987 | replicant n. 2 (1987) | a person who acts or behaves like a replicant n. 1, esp. in imitating or resembling others; a clone |
| 1987 | sharecropper n. (1987) | a writer of sharecrops |
| 1987 | sharecropping n. (1987) | the practice of writing sharecrops |
| 1987 | splatterpunk n. 1 (1987) | a subgenre of horror fiction characterized by the frequent and graphic description of grisly violence, bloody deaths, and extreme sexual situations; (in later use also) a similar genre of movies, video games, etc. |
| 1987 | splatterpunk n. 2 (1987) | an author of splatterpunk writing |
| 1987 | steampunk n. 1 (1987) | a writer of steampunk n. 2 |
| 1987 | steampunk n. 2 (1987) | a subgenre of science fiction which has a historical setting (esp. based on industrialized, nineteenth-century society) and characteristically features steam-powered, mechanized machinery rather than electronic technology |
| 1988 | jump pilot n. (1988) | one who pilots a spaceship through a jump n. |
| 1988 | nanorobot n. (1988) | = nanobot n. |
| 1988 | smeg v. (1988) | in the British TV series Red Dwarf: (used as a mild expletive) |
| 1988 | smeg n. (1988) | in the British TV series Red Dwarf: (used as a mild expletive) |
| 1988 | smeghead n. (1988) | in the British TV series Red Dwarf: a foolish or contemptible person |
| 1989 | Borg n. (1989) | in the fictional universe of the Star Trek franchise: a group of cybernetically enhanced aliens linked in a hive mind |
| 1989 | cyberpunkish adj. (1989) | resembling or reminiscent of cyberpunk n. 1 |
| 1989 | cyborging n. (1989) | the process of converting a biological organism into a cyborg |