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disemvowel

/ ˌdɪsɪmˈvaʊəl /

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of disemvowel1

C21: from disem ( bowel ) + vowel
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Example Sentences

If you don’t delete or disemvowel inappropriate comments, people will think you are not even reading the comment threads.

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

From Nature

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