fafiate
verb/ˈfæfiˌeɪt/
Etymology From FAFIA (“forced away from it all”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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Lifestyle Ambitransitive, Dated, 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...1989 October 13, Dan'l DanehyOakes, “Re: gafiated: definition wanted”, in rec.arts.sf-lovers (Usenet), message-ID <1638@pbhyc.PacBell.COM>:
- People usually give away collections when gafiating, if not fafiating due to inconveniences to fanac such as death.1995 October 24, Gar Farber, “Re: Secret Apas - Not (was Re: Fandom Organizations)”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), message-ID <46kc1k$g69@panix2.panix.com>:
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- 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?2001 April 23, Margaret Middleton, “searching for Maureen O'Brien”, in rec.music.filk (Usenet), message-ID <20010422224951.03422.00000529@ng-ms1.aol.com>: