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filksinging

filksinging noun: the act of singing filk songs ("songs about or inspired by science fiction, fantasy, horror, science, etc.").

Noun

filksinging (uncountable)

  1. (slang) The act of singing filk songs ("songs about or inspired by science fiction, fantasy, horror, science, etc.").
    • A closer examination of one specific evening of filksinging (the Friday night session of Philcon 1989) will allow a more concrete discussion of how a conception of cultural inclusion and social integration has been structured into the filking process.1992, Henry Jenkins, “"Strangers No More, We Sing": Filk Music, Folk Culture, and the Fan Community”, in Textual Poachers: Television Fans & Participatory Culture, New York, N.Y.; London: Routledge...

Origin of filksinging

Compound of filk + singing.

Questions about filksinging

What does filksinging mean?
Filksinging means the act of singing filk songs ("songs about or inspired by science fiction, fantasy, horror, science, etc.").
What part of speech is filksinging?
Filksinging is a noun.

Words near filksinging in the dictionary

  1. Filkins
  2. filks
  3. filksing
  4. filksinger
  5. filksingers
  6. filksinging
  7. filksings
  8. fill
  9. fill and flee
  10. fill and fly
  11. fill away

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