/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]