kill file

== English == === Alternative forms === killfile, kill-file === Pronunciation === enPR: kĭl′ fīl′ (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada, Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈkɪl ˌfaɪ̯l/ (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈkɪl ˌfʌɪ̯l/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈkɪl ˌfʌi̯l/, /ˈkɪl ˌfəi̯l/ (Australian) IPA(key): /ˈkɪl ˌfɑe̯l/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈkəl ˌfaɪ̯l/ (India) IPA(key): /ˈkɪl ˌfajl/ Hyphenation: kill file === Noun === kill file (plural kill files) (Internet slang) A user's file listing the users of a newsgroup whose postings are to be ignored, or other criteria for ignoring posts. Synonyms: bozo filter (slang), bozo bin, ignorelist (uncommon), twitlist ==== Translations ==== === Verb === kill file (third-person singular simple present kill files, present participle kill filing, simple past and past participle kill filed) (transitive, Internet slang) To add (a user) to a kill file (noun sense 1). ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “kill file”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.