Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homework folder

/ˈhoʊmwəɹk ˌfoʊldəɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: home-work -fold-er
IPA: /ˈhoʊmwəɹk ˌfoʊldəɹ/

30

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Humorous

noun

A hidden folder (directory).

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see homework, folder (a folder containing homework).

Etymology

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).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhoʊmwəɹk ˌfoʊldəɹ/

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

homework folders (plural) "homework" folder (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce homework folder?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhoʊmwəɹk ˌfoʊldəɹ/.
What does homework folder mean?: A computer folder, album, gallery, etc. containing a personal digital collection of pornography or other erotica, often images.
Where does homework folder come from?: 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).

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