dirty delete

verb

To delete (controversial material previously posted) so as to remove traces.

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Meanings

verbdirty delete (third-person singular simple present dirty deletes, present participle dirty deleting, simple past and past participle dirty deleted)

present singular third person dirty deletes · participle present dirty deleting · participle past dirty deleted · past dirty deleted

  1. slangtransitivesocial mediaTo delete (controversial material previously posted) so as to remove traces.
noundirty delete (plural dirty deletes)

plural dirty deletes

  1. slangsocial mediaA deletion of this kind.
Cite this entry
APA

dirty delete. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dirty%20delete

MLA

“dirty delete.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dirty%20delete. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dirty delete,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dirty%20delete.

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