Home › Words › M › mannerpunkmannerpunkmannerpunk means A subgenre of fantasy literature that takes place within an elaborate social structure and resembles a comedy of manners.EtymologyFrom manner + -punk.nounA subgenre of fantasy literature that takes place within an elaborate social structure and resembles a comedy of manners.e.g.“I have a fondness for mannerpunk mysteries....” — 1998, Misha MCM, “Blue Eyes”, in soc.bi (Usenet):Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).