different between gafiate vs fafiate

English

Etymology

GAFIA (“getting away from it all”) +? -ate

Pronunciation

• Noun: IPA^(key): /??æfi??t/
• Verb: IPA^(key): /??æfi?e?t/

Noun

gafiate (plural gafiates)

1. (dated, fandom slang, science fiction) A science fiction fan who has become inactive in the fandom community.

Verb

gafiate (third-person singular simple present gafiates, present participle gafiating, simple past and past participle gafiated)

1. (dated, fandom slang, science fiction) To leave the mundane world and enter the science fiction fandom community.

   She gafiated the moment she first picked up a pulp magazine.

2. (fandom slang, science fiction) To drop out of fandom community activities, with the implication of "getting a life".
   • And I didn't so much gafiate as move to Asia.

Coordinate terms

• fafiate

Derived terms

• degafiate
• ungafiate

Related terms

• GAFIA
• get away from it all

References

• Jeff Prucher, editor (2007) , “gafiate”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, ?ISBN, page 74
• Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2021) , “gafiate v.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.

English

Etymology

FAFIA (“forced away from it all”) +? -ate

Pronunciation

• (Noun): IPA^(key): /?fæfi??t/
• (Verb): IPA^(key): /?fæfi?e?t/

Noun

fafiate (plural fafiates)

1. (dated, fandom slang, science fiction) A science fiction fan who has become inactive in the fandom community due to other obligations.

   After she got that job she became a fafiate.

Verb

fafiate (third-person singular simple present fafiates, present participle fafiating, simple past and past participle fafiated)

1. (dated, transitive, intransitive, fandom slang) To (cause to) exit fandom and become inactive in fandom activity due to other obligations.

   • Nope. "Fafia" stands for "Forced Away From It All." Wide variety of things: family doesn't approve; financial reasons; job takes up too much time; or, in a few cases (can you say "John Vanible?" I knew you could), people have been so obnoxious that they were essentially fafiated by fandom itself, the ultimate shame of being outcast by the pariahs...

   • People usually give away collections when gafiating, if not fafiating due to inconveniences to fanac such as death.

   • I haven't seen her posting on here since FKO or maybe earlier, and a mutual friend has been trying to email to her and not getting answered. Anybody around Ohio know if she's just covered-up with her day job or had something happen to seriously fafiate her?

References

• Jeff Prucher, editor (2007) , “fafiate”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, ?ISBN, page 56