Filk

2 definitions found

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  filk /filk/ n.,v. [from SF fandom, where a typo for `folk' was adopted
     as a new word] Originally, a popular or folk song with lyrics revised or
     completely new lyrics and/or music, intended for humorous effect when
     read, and/or to be sung late at night at SF conventions. More recently
     (especially since the late 1980s), filk has come to include a great deal
     of originally-composed music on SFnal or fantasy themes and a range of


     moods wider than simple parody or humor. Worthy of mention here because
     there is a flourishing subgenre of filks called `computer filks',
     written by hackers and often containing rather sophisticated technical
     humor. See {double bucky} for an example. Compare {grilf}, {hing},
     {pr0n}, and {newsfroup}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  filk
       
          /filk/ [SF fandom, where a typo for "folk" was adopted as a
          new word] A popular or folk song with lyrics revised or
          completely new lyrics, intended for humorous effect when
          read, and/or to be sung late at night at SF conventions.
          There is a flourishing subgenre of these called "computer
          filks", written by hackers and often containing rather
          sophisticated technical humour.  See {double bucky} for an
          example.  Compare {grilf}, {hing} and {newsfroup}.
       
          [{Jargon File}]