filkern.
/ˈfɪlkə/, U.S. /ˈfɪlkər/ Among science fiction and fantasy fans: a writer or performer of filk songs.
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1989 Associated Press Newswire (Nexis) 1 Sept. Heated, long-running debates are characteristic of these conventions, whether they're over the proper rotation of a space station..or over the general worth of filkers, singers who rewrite folk songs with space-age lyrics.
1991 L. Niven et al. Fallen Angels 321 Filkers were gearing up out by the pool; the laughter was louder than the singing.
2001 Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch (Nexis) 11 May 11 e Other panelists and speakers are..‘filkers’ (science-fiction folk singers) Bob and Anne Passavoy, costumer Karen Berquist and HEX Games leaders.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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