Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peta-phile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: peta-phile
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A supporter of PETA, an American animal rights organization.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"Regurgitated would be OK. By the wayside, are there any decent alternatives to leather jackets? (Not that I'm a Petaphile, mind yall.)"
"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 hunters and gatherers."
"These are not the ravings of some PETA-phile but the purportedly honest conclusions of a, by his own lights, fellow sportsman."

Etymology

Blend of PETA + pedophile, equivalent to PETA + -phile.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: PETA

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

PETA-philes (plural)

Questions

What does peta-phile mean?: A supporter of PETA, an American animal rights organization.
Where does peta-phile come from?: Blend of PETA + pedophile, equivalent to PETA + -phile.

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