fafiation
/ˌfæfiˈeɪʃən/
fafiation noun: the act of fafiating; exiting involvement in fandom due to other obligations.
Noun
fafiation (plural fafiations)
- The act of fafiating; exiting involvement in fandom due to other obligations.
- Having dropped back into rasff for a bit, I'm now dropping out again. Fall semester has started, and even with lots of filtering and aggressive ignoring of political threads, being a full-time parent and half-time graduate student doesn't leave time for Usenet. Even with three free mornings a week...2004 September 24, Morris M. Keesan, “Fafiation”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), message-ID <fda8l0p5m92qav0t0lblve03fgg2f30ted@4ax.com>
- A little happier, but still drained at this point, fafiation could now occur.2008 June, Nick Farey, “Egotorial”, in This Here..., number 8.5, page 2
- The state or result of having fafiated; having exited fandom due to other obligations.
- Something happened to this newsgroup during my fafiation.2004 October 18, Doug Wickstrom, “The interminable political argument that swallowed rasff”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), message-ID <7j26n0984dfnq46n96o98f8k1et5ge8lnf@4ax.com>
- I'm afraid that I've never met his second wife, Laura Brodian, as (like so many medical fen) I suffered FAFIAtion when I got stuck into building my practice.2005 January 2, SJ Doc, “Re: Frank Kelly Freas (1922-2005) R.I.P.”, in alt.fan.mike-jittlov (Usenet), message-ID <ffpit0liig7rdmqi6r7fn7r3o1gfaufoja@4ax.com>
Forms of fafiation
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Origin of fafiation
From FAFIA (“forced away from it all”) + -ation.
Words that rhyme with fafiation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about fafiation
- What does fafiation mean?
- Fafiation means the act of fafiating; exiting involvement in fandom due to other obligations.
- What part of speech is fafiation?
- Fafiation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce fafiation?
- Fafiation is pronounced /ˌfæfiˈeɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of fafiation?
- The plural of fafiation is fafiations.
Words near fafiation in the dictionary
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