PETA-phile
PETA-phile noun: a supporter of PETA, an American animal rights organization.
Noun
PETA-phile (plural PETA-philes)
- A supporter of PETA, an American animal rights organization.
- Regurgitated would be OK. By the wayside, are there any decent alternatives to leather jackets? (Not that I'm a Petaphile, mind yall.)1993 November 27, Inguinal j Splenetic, “I need some clothes in San Francisco”, in alt.fashion (Usenet), via Google Groups, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2026
- There seems little point, moreover, in trying to marginalize PETA-philes by faulting their rejection of the animal kingdom's remorseless food chain paradigm — that the big fish eat the little fish — or repudiation of the worldwide acceptance of meat eating as a proper option for descendants of...2003 July 28, Richard Martin, “Game of chicken: Critics say capitulation to PETA will worsen animal rights reprisals”, in Nation's Restaurant News, volume 37, number 30, Lebhar-Friedman, via...
Forms of PETA-phile
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Origin of PETA-phile
Blend of PETA + pedophile, equivalent to PETA + -phile.
Questions about PETA-phile
- What does PETA-phile mean?
- PETA-phile means a supporter of PETA, an American animal rights organization.
- What part of speech is PETA-phile?
- PETA-phile is a noun.
- What is the plural of PETA-phile?
- The plural of PETA-phile is PETA-philes.
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