fafiate

== English == === Etymology 1 === From FAFIA (“forced away from it all”) +‎ -ate (noun-forming suffix). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfæfiˌɪt/ ==== Noun ==== fafiate (plural fafiates) (dated, fandom slang, science fiction) A science fiction fan who has become inactive in the fandom community due to other obligations. === Etymology 2 === From FAFIA (“forced away from it all”) +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfæfiˌeɪt/ ==== Verb ==== fafiate (third-person singular simple present fafiates, present participle fafiating, simple past and past participle fafiated) (dated, ambitransitive, fandom slang) To (cause to) exit fandom and become inactive in fandom activity due to other obligations. === References === Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “fafiate”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 56.