/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)

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