"PDF file" meaning in English

See PDF file in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pi di ɛf faɪl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-PDF file.wav Forms: PDF files [plural]
Etymology: From the phonetic resemblance between pedophile and PDF file (an electronic document in Portable Document Format). Head templates: {{en-noun}} PDF file (plural PDF files)
  1. (Internet slang, euphemistic, algospeak) Filter-avoidance spelling of pedophile Tags: Internet, euphemistic
    Sense id: en-PDF_file-en-noun-VdSqYItO Categories (other): English euphemisms, English filter-avoidance spellings, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pedophilia Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pedophilia: 92 8
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see PDF, file.
    Sense id: en-PDF_file-en-noun-8JVUfNes
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for PDF file meaning in English (1.5kB)

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