Star Wars–esque

English

Adjective

Star Wars–esque (comparative more Star Wars–esque, superlative most Star Wars–esque)

1. Alternative form of Star Warsesque.
   • 2008, Richelle Mead, chapter 10, in Storm Born, Zebra Books, →ISBN:

     “I’ve tried so hard to get you, and you never even knew. You really don’t know.” “Know what?” I asked impatiently. “Who your father is.” I didn’t really appreciate the Star Wars–esque routine. “Roland Markham is my father. And the next time I see him, we’re going to come back and kick your ass together. If I don’t do it now.”

   • 2015, Lonely Planet’s Ultimate Travel: Our List of the 500 Best Places to See… Ranked, Lonely Planet Publications, →ISBN:

     These waves of sand roll for 50km along the Morocco–Algeria frontier in a Star Wars–esque landscape justifiably touted as the quintessential Sahara experience.

   • 2016, Charles C. Camosy, “Chasing Kevin Smith: Was It Immoral for the Rebel Alliance to Destroy Death Star II?”, in Jason T. Eberl, Kevin S. Decker, editors, The Ultimate Star Wars and Philosophy: You Must Unlearn What You Have Learned, Wiley Blackwell, →ISBN, page 67:

     From giving one of his films a Star Wars–esque title (Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back), to creating bar scenes explicitly inspired by the famous Mos Eisley cantina (Dogma), to writing Hooper X’s devastating and hilarious response to the proposal that Lando Calrissian is a “strong black role model” (Chasing Amy), Smith’s movies out their creator as a fellow Star Wars geek.

   • 2019, Dan Golding, Star Wars After Lucas: A Critical Guide to the Future of the Galaxy, University of Minnesota Press, →ISBN:

     The combination of progressive feminism with nostalgia (which we can remember was argued by Janice Doane and Devon Hodges to be inherently antifeminist) is complicated, but uniquely Star Wars–esque.

   • 2019, Karen A. Romanko, Women of Science Fiction and Fantasy Television: An Encyclopedia of 400 Characters and 200 Shows, 1950–2016, Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., →ISBN, page 31:

     Dark reimagining of the Star Wars–esque Battlestar Galactica from 1978.

   • 2021 November 9, “Thousands of 5G Satellites Pose Risk of Future Space Wars”, in Andy Lee Roth, Mickey Huff, editors, Project Censored’s State of the Free Press 2022, Censored Press/Seven Stories Press, published 2022, →ISBN:

     The prospect of Star Wars–esque battles in space has become much more likely with the rollout of fifth generation (5g) wireless technology, powered by tens of thousands of satellites approved by the Federal Communications Commission and on track to be launched into space without significant public oversight.

   • 2022, Seth Kubersky, Bob Sehlinger, Len Testa, Guy Selga Jr., The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland 2022, AdventureKEEN, →ISBN:

     While it was cool to see a Star Wars–esque planet come to life, practically speaking, it was very hard to find your way around without some kind of markers or signs.