Sunday, February 21, 2010

Franken-

Franken-: This is a prefix indicating something (monstrous) made of alien/scavenged/inappropriate parts. Refers to Frankenstein - more the popular culture movie character than the character in the Mary Shelley novel: Frankenstein
They drove over at speed, Suzanne wedged into Lester's frankensmartcar, practically under his armpit, and Perry traveling with Francis.
A Book for Today: Makers by Cory Doctorow

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