filksinging

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noun

The act of singing filk songs ("songs about or inspired by science fiction, fantasy, horror, science, etc.").

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Meanings

nounfilksinging (uncountable)
  1. slanguncountablelifestyleThe act of singing filk songs ("songs about or inspired by science fiction, fantasy, horror, science, etc.").

    A closer examination of one specific evening of filksinging (the Friday night session of Philcon 1989) will allow a more concrete discussion of how a conception of cultural inclusion and social integration has been structured into the filking process.

    1992, Henry Jenkins, “"Strangers No More, We Sing": Filk Music, Folk Culture, and the Fan Community”, in Textual Poachers: Television Fans & Participatory Culture, New York, N.Y.; London: Routledge, →ISBN, pages 255–256

Origin

Compound of filk + singing.

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APA

filksinging. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filksinging

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“filksinging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filksinging. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “filksinging,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filksinging.

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