censored spelling

cen·sored spell·ing
Australia, UK/ˌsen.səd ˈspel.ɪŋ/Australia, UK, also/ˌsɛn.səd ˈspɛl.ɪŋ/Canada, US/ˌsɛn.səɹd ˈspɛl.ɪŋ/New Zealand/ˌsen.səd ˈspel.əŋ/

noun

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

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

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Meanings

nouncensored spelling (countable and uncountable, plural censored spellings)

plural censored spellings

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

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

Cite this entry
APA

censored spelling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/censored%20spelling

MLA

“censored spelling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/censored%20spelling. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “censored spelling,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/censored%20spelling.

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