disemvowel

British

/ ˌdɪsɪmˈvaʊəl /

verb

informal (tr) to remove the vowels from (a word in a text message, email, etc) in order to abbreviate it

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Etymology

Origin of disemvowel

C21: from _disem ( _bowel ) + _vowel

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disemvowel

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

From Scientific American ● Jan. 28, 2013

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