dmy (10/27/82)
I used net traffic to construct a wordlist and came across some "words" that I couldn't find in my dictionary. Can anyone identify/define any of the following sixteen? Boo-birds frannistat Frizzbox gafiate Incerpi infotron Zaxxon japlaice anabdallah jaquiss bo-sticks micronta de-rezzing foamsteel foamsteel spangiafora As this is my first article to the net, I'm not sure how replies will work, so use your best judgment as to "mail" or "news". --dmy--
clu (11/01/82)
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hp-pcd!clu Oct 31 22:17:00 1982
gafiate: science-fiction fan slang (aka fannish) for Getting Away From
It All (especially when burned out). Probably from sf-lovers.
Boo-Birds: I'm less sure about this one. I've heard it used on broad-
casts from sporting events, especially baseball, in refer-
ence to booing spectators. (e.g. The Boo-birds are out in
force today!)
Foamsteel: Even less sure about this. I think I remember reading about
this one in net.space in reference to building material for
space use. If so, foamsteel is steel with lots of air in it
to reduce mass, for same volume, since it doesnt't have to
hold up any weight. (Something like this, anyways!)