English Explanatory Dictionary

cosy catastrophe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A work of post-apocalyptic science fiction dealing with the adventures of a small group of people who survive the collapse of civilization relatively unscathed.

Word forms

cosy catastrophe cosy catastrophes cozy catastrophe

Etymology

Coined by Brian Aldiss in 1973, in reference to the works of John Wyndham.

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