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PDF file

/ˌpi di ˈɛf faɪl/

PDF file noun: filter-avoidance spelling of pedophile.

Noun

PDF file (plural PDF files)

  1. (Internet, euphemistic) Filter-avoidance spelling of pedophile
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see PDF, file.

Forms of PDF file

pluralPDF files

Origin of PDF file

From the phonetic resemblance between pedophile and PDF file (an electronic document in Portable Document Format).

Questions about PDF file

What does PDF file mean?
PDF file means filter-avoidance spelling of pedophile.
What part of speech is PDF file?
PDF file is a noun.
How do you pronounce PDF file?
PDF file is pronounced /ˌpi di ˈɛf faɪl/.
What is the plural of PDF file?
The plural of PDF file is PDF files.

Words near PDF file in the dictionary

  1. PDDs
  2. PDE
  3. PDEA
  4. PDEs
  5. pdf
  6. PDF file
  7. PDF files
  8. PDFA
  9. PDFed
  10. PDFify
  11. PDFile

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Adapted from Wiktionary: PDF file (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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