fetus deletus

phrase

Used to call for or reference the act of getting an abortion (hence destroying the fetus).

OriginLatin -us →
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Meanings

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  1. InternethumorousUsed to call for or reference the act of getting an abortion (hence destroying the fetus).

    Under new Arkansas abortion ban, local Little Rock Baby gets life without parole after absorbing twin in the womb / Page fetus deletus

    2021 May 25, “Buried WUnderground”, in WUnderground, volume 17, number 6, St. Louis, Mo.: Washington University in St. Louis, →ISSN, →OCLC, front page, column 1
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    I've always been the sort of person who said like, I'm not designed to be a mum, I don't want to be a parent, if I ever get pregnant, fetus deletus, I'm not having it.

    2023 November 13, Kari Vallury, quoting Mel, “Abortion experiences: The abortion seeking and disclosure journey”, in Abortion Stigma in a Pro-Choice World: A Mixed Methods Study of Abortion Stigma in Australia, Adelaide, S.A.: Flinders University, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Aug 2024, chapter 7 (Findings from the Interview Study […]), section 2 (Thematic analysis), page 152

Origin

  1. Latin-us
  2. Englishfetus deletus

From fetus + rhyming alteration of delete with Latin -us after fetus. Compare Latin dēlētus (“deleted”).

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APA

fetus deletus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fetus%20deletus

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fetus deletus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fetus%20deletus.

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