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filk: /filk/, n.,v. [from SF fandom, where a typo for ‘folk’ was adopted as
a new word] Originally, 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. More recently
(especially since the late 1980s), filk has come to include a great deal of
originally-composed music on SFnal or fantasy themes and a range of moods
wider than simple parody or humor. Worthy of mention here because there is
a flourishing subgenre of filks 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.
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