"fafiation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌfæfiˈeɪʃən/ Forms: fafiations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: FAFIA (“forced away from it all”) + -ation Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|FAFIA|ation|gloss1=forced away from it all}} FAFIA (“forced away from it all”) + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun}} fafiation (plural fafiations)
  1. (fandom slang) The act of fafiating; exiting involvement in fandom due to other obligations. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-fafiation-en-noun-PzzLr34O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Topics: lifestyle
  2. (fandom slang) The state or result of having fafiated; having exited fandom due to other obligations. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-fafiation-en-noun-uqRE75dc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ation Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 44 56 Topics: lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fafiate, fafiated, fafiates, fafiating, gafiation

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