Phrase guide

censored spelling

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • sĕn′sərd spĕl′ĭng
  • Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsen.səd ˈspel.ɪŋ/
  • Australian, Received-Pronunciation, also: /ˌsɛn.səd ˈspɛl.ɪŋ/
  • Canada, General-American: /ˌsɛn.səɹd ˈspɛl.ɪŋ/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌsen.səd ˈspel.əŋ/
  • Scotland: /ˌsɛn.səɾd ˈspɛl.ɪŋ/
  • Scotland: /ˌsɛn.sʌɾd ˈspɛl.ɪŋ/
  • India: /ˌsɛ(ː)n.sɜː(ɾ)ɖ ˈspɛ(ː)l.ɪŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

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noun

Meaning 1

A spelling of a word that was censored, possibly to reduce its shock value, to bypass a chat filter, and so on.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, countable, uncountable

Examples

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:censored spelling.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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