"delfie" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛlfi/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Forms: delfies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛlfi Etymology: Blend of dog + selfie. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|dog|selfie}} Blend of dog + selfie Head templates: {{en-noun}} delfie (plural delfies)
  1. (informal) A self-taken photograph of oneself with a dog or dogs. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-delfie-en-noun-dnt1Zw2a Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "dog",
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      },
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      "name": "blend"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Blend of dog + selfie.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "delfies",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "delfie (plural delfies)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A self-taken photograph of oneself with a dog or dogs."
      ],
      "id": "en-delfie-en-noun-dnt1Zw2a",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) A self-taken photograph of oneself with a dog or dogs."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛlfi/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛlfi"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Delphi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "delfie"
}
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "blend"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Blend of dog + selfie.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "delfies",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "English blends",
        "English compound terms",
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English informal terms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with homophones",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:English/ɛlfi",
        "Rhymes:English/ɛlfi/2 syllables"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A self-taken photograph of oneself with a dog or dogs."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) A self-taken photograph of oneself with a dog or dogs."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛlfi/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛlfi"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Delphi"
    }
  ],
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}

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