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homework folder

US/ˈhoʊmwəɹk ˌfoʊldəɹ/

homework folder noun: a computer folder, album, gallery, etc. containing a personal digital collection of pornography or other erotica, often images.

Noun

homework folder (plural homework folders)

  1. (Internet, euphemistic, humorous) A computer folder, album, gallery, etc. containing a personal digital collection of pornography or other erotica, often images.
  2. (Internet, broadly) A hidden folder (directory).
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see homework, folder (a folder containing homework).

Forms of homework folder

pluralhomework folders
alternative form"homework" folder

Origin of homework folder

From homework + folder (“a virtual container in a computer's file system, in which files and other subfolders may be stored”), from the notion that a folder containing pornography would be hidden by disguising it under a generic false name. Unrelated to homework (“sexual intercourse”) (slang, euphemistic).

Questions about homework folder

What does homework folder mean?
Homework folder means a computer folder, album, gallery, etc. containing a personal digital collection of pornography or other erotica, often images.
What part of speech is homework folder?
Homework folder is a noun.
How do you pronounce homework folder?
Homework folder is pronounced /ˈhoʊmwəɹk ˌfoʊldəɹ/ (US).
What is the plural of homework folder?
The plural of homework folder is homework folders.

Words near homework folder in the dictionary

  1. homework
  2. homework club
  3. homework clubs
  4. homework diaries
  5. homework diary
  6. homework folder
  7. homework folders
  8. homeworker
  9. homeworkers
  10. Homeworkgate
  11. homeworking

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