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filk
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/filk/ , n.,v. [from SF fandom, where a typo for folk was adopted as a new
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word] Originally, a popular or folk song with lyrics revised or completely
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new lyrics and/or music, intended for humorous effect when read, and/or to
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be sung late at night at SF conventions. More recently (especially since the
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late 1980s), filk has come to include a great deal of originally-composed
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music on SFnal or fantasy themes and a range of moods wider than simple
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parody or humor. Worthy of mention here because there is a flourishing
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subgenre of filks called computer filks , written by hackers and often
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containing rather sophisticated technical humor. See double bucky for an
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example. Compare grilf , hing , pr0n , and newsfroup.
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