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| − | {{ | + | '''Gafia''' is an [[initialism]] for '''G'''et '''A'''way '''F'''rom '''I'''t '''A'''ll, i.e., to voluntarily quit one's [[fanac]]. One who has '''gafiated''' is a '''gafiate'''. |
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| + | “Gafia” originally meant the opposite — getting away from [[mundania]] into [[fandom]], but that meaning has entirely vanished. | ||
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| + | See [[Fafia]]. | ||
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Revision as of 19:41, 19 July 2020
(Did you mean a fanzine by Ted White?)
Gafia is an initialism for Get Away From It All, i.e., to voluntarily quit one's fanac. One who has gafiated is a gafiate.
“Gafia” originally meant the opposite — getting away from mundania into fandom, but that meaning has entirely vanished.
See Fafia.
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