redophile

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noun

A person who is attracted to redheads.

OriginEnglish red ← Middle English red ← Old English rēad →
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Meanings

nounredophile (plural redophiles)

plural redophiles

  1. slangA person who is attracted to redheads.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rewdʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rowdʰós
  3. Proto-Germanic*raudaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*raud
  5. Old Englishrēad
  6. Middle Englishred
  7. Englishred
  8. Englishredophile

From red + -o- + -phile.

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Cite this entry
APA

redophile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redophile

MLA

“redophile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redophile. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “redophile,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redophile.

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