Speakur

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kill file

/ˈkɪl ˌfaɪ̯l/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English

Syllables
kil-l -file
IPA
/ˈkɪl ˌfaɪ̯l/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A user's file listing the users of a newsgroup whose postings are to be ignored, or other criteria for ignoring posts.

verb

To add (a user) to a kill file (noun sense 1).

Transitive verb

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɪl ˌfaɪ̯l/
  • British English: /ˈkɪl ˌfaɪ̯l/

Usage

Inflected Forms

kill files (plural) killfile (alternative) kill-file (alternative) kill files (present, singular) kill filing (participle, present) kill filed (participle, past) kill filed (past)

Synonyms

bozo filter bozo bin ignorelist twitlist

Questions

How do you pronounce kill file?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɪl ˌfaɪ̯l/.
What does kill file mean?
A user's file listing the users of a newsgroup whose postings are to be ignored, or other criteria for ignoring posts.

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