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Definition textonym in American English

textonym noun

noun
1

a word supplied by predictive text on a mobile phone instead of the word you want, such as 'book' for 'cool' or 'nun' instead of 'mum'

Example

I learned the word 'textonym' for the first time last night on the Radio 4 programme, Front Row.

Definition textonym in American English