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De - Pt| English Dictionary: filk | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for filk | |
| From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
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filk /filk/ n.,v. [from SF fandom, where a typo for `folk' was adopted as a new word] A popular or folk song with lyrics revised or completely new lyrics and/or music, intended for humorous effect when read, and/or to be sung late at night at SF conventions. There is a flourishing subgenre of these called `computer filks', written by hackers and often containing rather sophisticated technical humor. See {double bucky} for an example. Compare {grilf}, {hing}, {pr0n}, and {newsfroup}. | |
| From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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filk /filk/ [SF fandom, where a typo for "folk" was adopted as a new word] A popular or folk song with lyrics revised or completely new lyrics, intended for humorous effect when read, and/or to be sung late at night at SF conventions. There is a flourishing subgenre of these called "computer filks", written by hackers and often containing rather sophisticated technical humour. See {double bucky} for an example. Compare {grilf}, {hing} and {newsfroup}. [{Jargon File}] | |
