gafiation

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

Sense 1

Meaning · English

The act of gafiating; a beginning or end of involvement in fandom.

Register: dated, slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Fifth Transition, from about the beginning of the Korean War to the last of 1951, saw a diffusion of interests in fandom, with a wartime boom in stf coinciding with Campbell's amazing advocacy of crackpottery like Dianetics while the Gafiation of opposition leaders like Rapp and the Insurgents left

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 gafiated; having entered or exited fandom.

Register: dated, slang

Sources & notes

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

Common questions

What does “gafiation” mean?

The act of gafiating; a beginning or end of involvement in fandom.

Is “gafiation” formal or informal?

gafiation is generally dated, slang.