pelfie
UK/ˈpɛlfi/
pelfie noun: a self-taken photograph of one's pet.
Noun (1)
pelfie (plural pelfies)
- A self-taken photograph of one's pet.
- Indeed, if 2013 has been the year of the selfie, our elected leaders have put their own fluffy spin on things with the “pelfie” (yep, I went there), unabashedly pimping out their pets for cheap RTs.2013 December 26, Charlotte Lytton, “Bo and Sunny Obama Are Definitely The Leaders of the Political Pets”, in Daily Beast
- Buyagift has launched a nationwide competition to find the best "pelfie" – a pet selfie – all in the spirit of raising money for two animal charities – Angels Animal Rescue and Wood Green,2014 June 30, Sophie Alexander, “Selfie, belfie, now it's the pelfie! Animals get snap happy for charity”, in Daily Star
Noun (2)
pelfie (plural pelfies)
- A self-taken photograph of one's penis.
- Given that it's technically illegal to show an erect penis in movies, here's to assuming some poor production assistant was sent several pelfies (penis selfies? Does it work?) of Shia's floppy, non-erect penis.2014 January 7, Dale Neuringer, “Shia Is the New Joey Tribbiani”, in Bustle
- And while we're on the subject of messaging, how many of us have sent or received a penis selfie? (A pelfie, if you will.)2014 June 28, Emma Jane Unsworth, “A feminist's guide to dating”, in The Guardian
Examples of pelfie in a sentence
- Even rural puppies on the other side of the world are apathetic when I try to take selfies with them,” he jokes of his pelfie in the Philippines.2017 August 4, Kate Hogan, “30 Photos of PEOPLE's Pet Vet Dr. Evan Antin Cuddling with Puppies (You're Welcome)”, in People:
- Another argument for the growing trend for pelfies is the widespread availability of free porn2017 December 17, “The rise and fall of the penis selfie”, in The Times:
- Just 22% of men in the same age bracket admitted sending the racy shots, known as "pelfies".2018 February 16, Alexander Brown, “Willy pics on the rise: Almost half young women get unwanted snaps”, in Daily Star:
Forms of pelfie
| plural | pelfies |
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Origin of pelfie
Blend of pet + selfie.
Blend of penis + selfie.
Words that rhyme with pelfie
Questions about pelfie
- What does pelfie mean?
- Pelfie means a self-taken photograph of one's pet.
- How do you use pelfie in a sentence?
- Even rural puppies on the other side of the world are apathetic when I try to take selfies with them,” he jokes of his pelfie in the Philippines.
- What part of speech is pelfie?
- Pelfie is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pelfie?
- Pelfie is pronounced /ˈpɛlfi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of pelfie?
- The plural of pelfie is pelfies.
Words near pelfie in the dictionary
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