filk
 /filk/, n.,v.

    [from SF fandom, where a typo for ?folk? was adopted as a new word]
    Originally, a popular or folk song with lyrics revised or completely new
    lyrics and/or music, intended for humorous effect when read, and/or to be
    sung late at night at SF conventions. More recently (especially since the
    late 1980s), filk has come to include a great deal of originally-composed
    music on SFnal or fantasy themes and a range of moods wider than simple
    parody or humor. Worthy of mention here because there is a flourishing
    subgenre of filks called computer filks, written by hackers and often
    containing rather sophisticated technical humor. See double bucky for an
    example. Compare grilf, hing, pr0n, and newsfroup.

filk

   /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]