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.