gafiate
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
The word is derived via the acronym for get away from it all.
[edit] Verb
gafiate (third-person singular simple present gafiates, present participle gafiating, simple past and past participle gafiated)
- (slang, science fiction) To drop out of community activities, with the implication of "getting a life".
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[edit] References
- Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, by Jeff Prucher, Gene Wolfe, Oxford University Press: 2007, p. 74.
