gafiate

== English == === Etymology 1 === From GAFIA (“getting away from it all”) +‎ -ate (noun-forming suffix). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɡæfiˌɪt/ ==== Noun ==== gafiate (plural gafiates) (dated, fandom slang, science fiction) A science fiction fan who has become inactive in the fandom community. === Etymology 2 === From GAFIA (“getting away from it all”) +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɡæfiˌeɪt/ ==== Verb ==== gafiate (third-person singular simple present gafiates, present participle gafiating, simple past and past participle gafiated) (dated, fandom slang, science fiction) To leave the mundane world and enter the science fiction fandom community. (fandom slang, science fiction) To drop out of fandom community activities, with the implication of "getting a life". ===== Coordinate terms ===== fafiate ===== Derived terms ===== degafiate ungafiate ===== Translations ===== === Related terms === GAFIA get away from it all === References === Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “gafiate”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 74. Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2026), “gafiate v.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.