kill file

Canada, US, UK, Scotland/ˈkɪl ˌfaɪ̯l/Canada/ˈkɪl ˌfʌɪ̯l/Scotland/ˈkɪl ˌfʌi̯l/Scotland/ˈkɪl ˌfəi̯l/

noun

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

Similar
bozo filterbozo binignorelisttwitlist
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Meanings

nounkill file (plural kill files)

plural kill files · alternative killfile · alternative kill-file

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

    Synonyms: bozo filter, bozo bin, ignorelist, twitlist

verbkill file (third-person singular simple present kill files, present participle kill filing, simple past and past participle kill filed)

present singular third person kill files · participle present kill filing · participle past kill filed · past kill filed · alternative killfile · alternative kill-file

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

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
bozo filterbozo binignorelisttwitlist
Also see
bozo filterplonk

Translations

Dutch killfile, ploink
  • killfilefile used in Usenet groups to hide people or subjects
  • ploinkfile used in Usenet groups to hide people or subjects
  • killfilento add to kill file
German Killfile
  • Killfilefile used in Usenet groups to hide people or subjects
Polish killfile, mordplik
  • killfilefile used in Usenet groups to hide people or subjects
  • mordplikfile used in Usenet groups to hide people or subjects
  • scorefilefile used in Usenet groups to hide people or subjects
  • wstawiać do killfile'ato add to kill file
  • wstawić do killfile'ato add to kill file
Cite this entry
APA

kill file. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kill%20file

MLA

“kill file.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kill%20file. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kill file,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kill%20file.

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