fafiation

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Meaning · English

The act of fafiating; exiting involvement in fandom due to other obligations.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

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 w

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

The state or result of having fafiated; having exited fandom due to other obligations.

Register: slang

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “fafiation” mean?

The act of fafiating; exiting involvement in fandom due to other obligations.

Is “fafiation” formal or informal?

fafiation is generally slang.