# "Terminology" question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-question/599152>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 10, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-question/599152 "2011-10-10T04:39:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-question/599152/1 "2011-10-10T04:39:26Z")

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A few years ago (don’t remember why) we were discussing pedophiles here on the board and someone mentioned there was a different word for it when it was for teenagers as opposed to little kids. I can’t for the life of me remember what it was and need to know for…reasons.

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**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-question/599152/2 "2011-10-10T04:45:47Z")

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Ephebophile

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**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-question/599152/3 "2011-10-10T04:55:54Z")

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> [@The\_Hamster\_King](#):
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> Ephebophile

THANK YOU! Wow, that was fast!