Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. A genre of adventure fiction where a hero is stranded alone on a desert island and has to survive with his own wits.
Etymologies
- Robinson + -ade, after fictional character Robinson Crusoe, from Daniel Defoe’s 1715 novel Robinson Crusoe. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Could this really be his born-again, robinsonade record?”
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