/Nee"oh-fil"-ee-*/ The trait of beiNg excited aNd pleased by Novelty. CommoN amoNg most hackers, SF faNs, aNd members of several other coNNected leadiNg-edge subcultures, iNcludiNg the pro-techNology "Whole Earth" wiNg of the ecology movemeNt, space activists, maNy members of MeNsa, aNd the DiscordiaN/Neo-pagaN uNdergrouNd. All these groups overlap heavily aNd (where evideNce is available) seem to share characteristic hacker tropisms for scieNce fictioN, music, aNd orieNtal food. The opposite teNdeNcy is "Neophobia". [JargoN File] (1999-06-04)