"pelfie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pelfies [plural]
Etymology: Blend of pet + selfie. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|pet|selfie}} Blend of pet + selfie Head templates: {{en-noun}} pelfie (plural pelfies)
  1. (neologism) A self-taken photograph of one's pet. Tags: neologism
    Sense id: en-pelfie-en-noun-IZNNXPfv Categories (other): English neologisms, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: pelfies [plural]
Etymology: Blend of penis + selfie. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|penis|selfie}} Blend of penis + selfie Head templates: {{en-noun}} pelfie (plural pelfies)
  1. (neologism) A self-taken photograph of one's penis. Tags: neologism
    Sense id: en-pelfie-en-noun-TbyeoV3k Categories (other): English neologisms, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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