bilk

v 1: cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money

2: to hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of:

"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's

amazing September surge." [syn: {thwart}, {queer}, {spoil},

{scotch}, {foil}, {cross}, {frustrate}, {baffle}]

3: evade payment to; "He bilked his creditors"

4: escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the

police"; "This difficult idea seems to elude me" [syn: {elude},

{evade}]

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}.

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