3 ms·It comes from 'pédé' which is slur for 'pédéraste', which means a man who has sex with other menby malka 5y agoIt comes from 'pédé' which is slur for 'pédéraste', which means a man who has sex with other menaorth 5y agoRather, a man who is engaged in an erotic relationship with an adolescent boy.Dma54rhs 5y agoAt least in Eastern Europe the word was used as a synonym for both during the communism, or well at the time there was no difference between the two (piderast/pederast etc)