CILF

What Does CILF Mean in a Text?

The Growing Glossary of Dating Slang

If you're new to online dating, then I'm afraid there is whole new language with well over 250 terms for you to learn.

Particularly since the rise of the iKids, people have been far more open about their sexual preferences and desires, and this has generated a long glossary of new dating terms. Many sexual preferences are still abbreviated on dating sites, presumably with the idea that those who do not understand the term do not need to know it. That thinking does not help newcomers though. Here is the term you're looking for:

CILF means "Cartoon I'd Like to F*ck."

More Observations...

CILF is an acronym that means "Cartoon I'd Like to F*ck." It is a play on the more widely used MILF (Mom I'd Like to F*ck). CILF is typically used by boys and young men when drunk or high and when talking about animated cartoon characters they find sexually attractive. The most lusted after CILFs include such beauties as Betty Boop, Jessica Rabbit, Wilma Flintstone, and Princes Jasmine. (Do you have a favorite you would like added to this list? Do girls do CILFs? Let us know.)

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When I write CILF, I mean this:

Clockwise from top left: Betty Boop, Princes Jasmine, Wilma Flintstone, and Jessica Rabbit are all popular CILFs.

Summary of Key Points

"Cartoon I'd Like to F*ck" is, by far, the most common meaning for CILF when it is used in a text. (Bear in mind that it could have another meaning if used in a different context.)

CILF
Definition:	Cartoon I'd Like to F*ck
Type:	Acronym
Guessability:	3: Guessable
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

An Academic Look at CILF

CILF is an acronym (i.e., an abbreviation spoken like a word). Acronyms differ from initialism abbreviations, which are pronounced using their individual letters.