postapocalypse

See also: post-apocalypse

English

Alternative forms

• post-apocalypse, post-apo, post apo

Etymology

From post- +‎ apocalypse.

Noun

postapocalypse (plural postapocalypses)

1. The time after the apocalypse.
   • 2009 July 21, Brian Stelter, “It’s Doomsday Once Again. Are We Having Fun Yet?”, in New York Times‎:

     The show is a gamble on the part of Discovery and Mr. Beers, who is best known for “Deadliest Catch,” as it seeks to capitalize on society’s fascination with the postapocalypse.

   • 2013, Mary K. Leigh, Kevin K. Durand, editors, Marxism and the Movies: Critical Essays on Class Struggle in the Cinema‎:

     "Instead, the film focuses on the plight of those living in the postapocalypse and on the seemingly implacable powers that control, limit and punish them."