Noun

(-)

(dated, fandom slang) The state of exiting or becoming inactive in fandom due to other obligations.

* {{quote-magazine

, year = 1964 , date = November , author = Terry Carr (ed.) , magazine = Entropy , issue = 1 , title = [Preface to] The Most Unforgettable Lupin Man I Ever Met , url = http://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Entropy/Entropy1-21.html , page = 21 , passage = He contributed wit and whimsy to virtually all the major English fanzines for the next few years, but gradually lapsed into fafia under the increasing responsibilities of marriage and jobs. }}

* {{quote-book

, year = 1975 , first = Elliot , last = Weinstein , authorlink = , title = The Fillostrated Fan Dictionary , page = 140 , passage = WWII was the worst in that a large number of fans were in the Armed forces or other Fafia inducing activities. }}

* {{quote-usenet

, year = 2002 , author = Harry Andruschak , email = pearlyandharry@aol.comity , title = Re: Out of touch , monthday = April 30 , id = 20020429233727.12043.00004542@mb-ck.aol.com , url = https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.support.menopause/Ye4tTGcijdI/7rakneuZoawJ , group = alt.support.menopause }}

Just a quick note that AOL has once again stopped sending me newsgroup postings. Not sure why, and not sure when they will resume again. But FAFIA for the moment.