GAFIA /ˈɡæfi.ə/ noun2 •(slang, old-fashioned) The state of exiting or becoming inactive in fandom.All computers had done was to speed up the process. New fans turned up more quickly, disappeared into gafia within months, if not weeks. — 1996 •(slang, old-fashioned) The state of becoming involved in science fiction and fandom activity, leaving the mundane world.gafia - (Wilson) - Get Away From It All; motto of escapism. — 1944