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fafiates

fafiates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fafiate.

Meaning of fafiate

Verb

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

  1. (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...1989 October 13, Dan'l DanehyOakes, “Re: gafiated: definition wanted”, in rec.arts.sf-lovers (Usenet), message-ID <1638@pbhyc.PacBell.COM>

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Questions about fafiates

What is fafiates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Fafiates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fafiate.

Words near fafiates in the dictionary

  1. faffs around
  2. faffy
  3. fafia
  4. fafiate
  5. fafiated
  6. fafiates
  7. fafiating
  8. fafiation
  9. fafiations
  10. fafillion
  11. fafillions

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