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ungafiate

/ˌʌnˈɡæfiˌɪt/

ungafiate is the alternative form of degafiate.

Meaning of degafiate

Noun

degafiate (plural degafiates)

  1. (slang) A science fiction fan who has returned to active fandom after a period of inactivity.
    • He doesn’t qualify as a new fan or an ‘05 import, but it would be unfair to salute achievements without recognizing his tremendous contributions.
      So here’s to the Dauntless Degafiate — James Taylor!2005 February 17, Arnie Katz, “Outstanding Retread”, in Vegas Fandom Weekly, volume 2, number 11 (whole number #65), page 5

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Forms of ungafiate

Noun
pluralungafiates
Verb
third-person singular presentungafiates
present participleungafiating
past participleungafiated
pastungafiated

Origin of ungafiate

From un- + gafiate.

Questions about ungafiate

What is ungafiate the alternative form of?
Ungafiate is the alternative form of degafiate.
How do you pronounce ungafiate?
Ungafiate is pronounced /ˌʌnˈɡæfiˌɪt/.

Words near ungafiate in the dictionary

  1. unga bungas
  2. unga-bunga
  3. ungabled
  4. ungada
  5. ungadas
  6. ungafiate
  7. ungafiated
  8. ungafiates
  9. ungafiating
  10. ungag
  11. ungaged

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ungafiate (page history and authors); degafiate (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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