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disemvowel

/ ˌɪɪˈʊə /

verb

  1. informal.
    tr to remove the vowels from (a word in a text message, email, etc) in order to abbreviate it
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of disemvowel1

C21: from disem ( bowel ) + vowel
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If you don’t delete or disemvowel inappropriate comments, people will think you are not even reading the comment threads.

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In those instances, Nielsen Hayden opts to 'disemvowel', or remove the vowels from, rude posts.

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