Filk is an English word of 4 letters. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Filk meaning
About or inspired by science fiction, fantasy, horror, science, and/or subjects of interest to fans of speculative fiction; frequently, being a song whose lyrics have been altered to refer to science fiction; parodying. (However, much filk music is original rather than parodic.)
Using Filk
- The main meaning on this page is: About or inspired by science fiction, fantasy, horror, science, and/or subjects of interest to fans of speculative fiction; frequently, being a song whose lyrics have been altered to refer to science fiction; parodying. (However, much filk music is original rather than parodic.)
- In the example corpus, filk often appears in combinations such as: filk circle, of filk, in filk.
Context around Filk
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 10 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Filk
- In this selection, "filk" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, circle, term, identified, circle, music and circles stand out and add context to how "filk" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as a filk circle and boundaries in filk they are. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "filk" sits close to words such as abstention, acadiana and actuarial, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with filk
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Filk circles are different from concert-style musical performances. (9 words)
Attempts have been made to define filk based on various criteria. (11 words)
Filk artists Ookla the Mok included a song about Worf entitled "Mr. (12 words)
Etymology and definitions The term "filk" (originally a typographical error ) predates 1955. citation (See also below.) Definitions It is used * as a noun, referring either to the genre (thus equivalent to "filk music") or to a filk song. (38 words)
Types Filk circle Filk circles are often given an organizational structure to make it easier for participants to know when it's time to perform or time to listen to other performers. (32 words)
In practice, most formal recognition of filkers in various awards are to those who regularly attend self-identified filk events, not to professional artists whose work may be considered found filk. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
Etymology and definitions The term "filk" (originally a typographical error ) predates 1955. citation (See also below.) Definitions It is used * as a noun, referring either to the genre (thus equivalent to "filk music") or to a filk song.
Filk Circle Filk music is most commonly performed in a gathering known as a Filk Circle.
Although parody is not the primary focus of the filk music culture, the proportion of parody songs found in filk is higher than in other musical cultures.
In practice, most formal recognition of filkers in various awards are to those who regularly attend self-identified filk events, not to professional artists whose work may be considered found filk.
Occasional discussions over the boundaries of filk indicates the extent to which participants in filking are both aware of and keenly interested in the definition of filk as a community.
She began publishing work in science fiction fanzines and then discovered filk and had some filk lyrics published by Off Centaur Publications.
Styles and subjects In keeping with the folk-culture roots of filk, the musical styles and topics of filk music are eclectic.
Types Filk circle Filk circles are often given an organizational structure to make it easier for participants to know when it's time to perform or time to listen to other performers.
An active and well-attended filk circle, at its peak, will usually be a somewhat continuous stream of songs, with only a small amount of conversation between songs.
Anyone with an interest in filk can nominate songs or individuals for the awards, and anyone can vote.
As described later in this article, the origins of filk in science fiction conventions and its current organization emphasizes the social-network aspect of filking.
Attempts have been made to define filk based on various criteria.
Because these themes cross international boundaries in filk, they are not explainable as a purely American optimism vis-a-vis technology (in contrast to Nye, 1996 ).
Cultural perspective There are several shared values that come from the cultural creation of filk in a social network, even one that spans several continents.
Etiquette The etiquette of the filk circle begins with a respect for all music, including (and perhaps especially) amateur music and amateur performers.
Filk artists Ookla the Mok included a song about Worf entitled "Mr.
Filk circles are different from concert-style musical performances.
Filk circles that are just getting started or winding down may have more talking and socializing than music.
Filkers have been known to write filk songs about a variety of topics, including but not limited to tangentially related topics such as computers and cats.
However, some common themes do not fall neatly into filk's science fiction origins.
Common combinations with filk
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- filk circle 9×
- of filk 9×
- in filk 7×
- filk circles 5×
- filk music 4×
- the filk 4×
- filk songs 4×
- to filk 2×
- circle filk 2×
- filk as 2×