ungafiate

English

Etymology

un- +‎ gafiate

Pronunciation

• (Noun): IPA^(key): /ˌʌn.ˈɡæfiˌɪt/
• (Verb): IPA^(key): /ˌʌn.ˈɡæfiˌeɪt/

Noun

ungafiate (plural ungafiates)

1. Alternative form of degafiate
   • 2004 Summer, Andy Hooper, “Fanorama 3004 AD”, in No Award‎^[1], number 15, page 10:

     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.

Verb

ungafiate (third-person singular simple present ungafiates, present participle ungafiating, simple past and past participle ungafiated)

1. Alternative form of degafiate
   • 2001 March 14, Rob Wynne, “Re: Some Dr. Jane Questions”, in rec.music.filk‎^[2] (Usenet), message-ID <fKDr6.295$4A2.14517@eagle.america.net>:

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

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

     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?).