ungafiate

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/ˌʌnˈɡæfiˌɪt//ˌʌnˈɡæfiˌeɪt/

A form of degafiate — A science fiction fan who has returned to active fandom after a period of inactivity.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounungafiate (plural ungafiates)

plural ungafiates

  1. alternativeAlternative form of degafiate.

    Then I'll fulfill his deepest fannish craving, revealed only to a few intimates in the pages of Void #29. Yes, I'll take Terry Carr to the First Fandom Party. Surrounded by REAL Old Fen and Tired, he'll be exposed for the ungafiate he really is.

    2004 Summer, Andy Hooper, “Fanorama 3004 AD”, in No Award, number 15, page 10
verbungafiate (third-person singular simple present ungafiates, present participle ungafiating, simple past and past participle ungafiated)

present singular third person ungafiates · participle present ungafiating · participle past ungafiated · past ungafiated

  1. alternativeAlternative form of degafiate.

    I still recall the first time I met Dr. Jane, back about 1996 when Kim and I were ungafiating.

    2001 March 14, Rob Wynne, “Re: Some Dr. Jane Questions”, in rec.music.filk (Usenet), message-ID <fKDr6.295$4A2.14517@eagle.america.net>
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    John Fox proposed that an occasion be made of the Boxing Day release of the final LOTR film, specifically a trip to the Blue Mountains where we could see the movie at the Katoomba cinema (wide screen and a chance to ungafiate some Blue Mountains old SF fans?).

    2003 October, Garry Peter Dalrymple, “Notes from the Sydney Futurian meeting of Friday June 20, 2003”, in Transcendental Basenji Sermons & Enlightenment, volume 1, number 3, page 6

Origin

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APA

ungafiate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungafiate

MLA

“ungafiate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungafiate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ungafiate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungafiate.

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