Gafiate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡæfiˌɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gafiate is a noun meaning (fandom slang, science fiction) To drop out of fandom community activities, with the implication of "getting a life".
Meaning
(fandom slang, science fiction) To drop out of fandom community activities, with the implication of "getting a life".
More Meanings
- (dated, fandom slang, science fiction) A science fiction fan who has become inactive in the fandom community.
- (dated, fandom slang, science fiction) To leave the mundane world and enter the science fiction fandom community.
Example Sentences
And I didn't so much gafiate as move to Asia.
She gafiated the moment she first picked up a pulp magazine.
QUANDRY (Hoffwoman) The famous fanzine published by Lee Hoffman of Savannah Ga. before she gafiated for the first time.
Westlake's piece is so reminiscent of the old days of fandom, when no gafiate felt he had actually departed until he had alienated everybody on his mailing list.
Word Forms
- gafiates
- gafiating
- gafiated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fafiate, degafiate, ungafiate, gafiation, passifan, fakefan.
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