filk

2 definitions found

filk - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  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]
  

filk - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  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.