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Definition disemvowel in British English

disemvowel verb

verb
1

to remove vowels from text when writing it electronically, especially as a way of typing a message more quickly or to make it more difficult to read if it includes words which are offensive

Example

Dorsey announced on 21 March 2006 that he was "just setting up my twttr" (the disemvowelled version being the codename for Twitter).

Definition disemvowel in British English