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Franken-, comb. form colloq. (chiefly depreciative).
Brit. |ˈfraŋk(ɪ)n|, U.S. |ˈfræŋkən|
Forms: also with lower-case initial.
[‹ Franken- (in Frankenstein n.).
With Frankenfood at Affix compare slightly earlier Frankenstein food n. at Frankenstein n. Additions]
Affix. Forming nouns with the sense ‘genetically modified——’; (also occas.) ‘—— relating to genetic modification’. Esp. in Frankenfood; cf. Frankenstein food n. at Frankenstein n. Additions
1992P. Lewis in N.Y. Times 16 June a24/5 Ever since Mary Shelley's baron rolled his improved human out of the lab, scientists have been bringing just such good things to life. If they want to sell us Frankenfood, perhaps it's time to gather the villagers, light some torches and head to the castle. 1992Morning Advocate (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) 5 Nov. h1/3 You can use the ‘Franken-’ prefix on anything: ‘Frankenfruit’, say. 1998N.Y. Times Mag. 25 Oct. 46/2 Protesters [in Europe] have destroyed dozens of field trials of the very same ‘frankenplants’ (as they are sometimes called) that we Americans are already serving for dinner. 1999New Scientist 6 Nov. 12/1 Activists decked out as genetically engineered monsters took to the streets of New York and Washington DC on Halloween to protest against what they call ‘Frankenscience’. 2000U.S. News & World Rep. 15 May 10/3 Producers of ‘frankenfoods’, or genetically modified grub, have ducked a potential crackdown. |