self-deletion

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

self- +‎ deletion

Noun[edit]

self-deletion (countable and uncountable, plural self-deletions)

  1. (Internet slang, humorous, euphemistic) An act of suicide; an act of taking one's own life.
  2. (computing, programming) The act of self-deleting.

Usage notes[edit]

  • The term self-deletion is most often used on the Internet to bypass automatic filters that censor words such as suicide or kill oneself.

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