snippectomy

plural snippectomies

1. InternetcountablehumorousuncountableThe act of snipping (removing the irrelevant parts of quotations in the reply message).

   [various snippectomies later]

   2004 September 23, mroo philpott-smythe, “Sometimes good when pharmacists refuse to comply with prescriptions”, in alt.support.childfree (Usenet)

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   [ ... massive snippectomy ... ]

   1996 July 13, [Jeff Thompson] <jeff@teubner.com>, “Naked Fat People! (Was: mini-rant)”, in soc.support.fat-acceptance (Usenet)

   [various snippectomies but attributions left in so y'all can go look stuff up]

   1997 May 10, qangashiraz, “Well...”, in alt.abortion.inequity (Usenet)

   > [snippectomy] […] So, David ... when are you gonna answer the question of whether or not you eat pork and shellfish or wear fabric blends?

   1998 January 12, Conan The Librarian, “Death and Music: How many have died?”, in austin.general (Usenet)

   [snippectomy] while i hate to barge into your obviously enjoyable (to you, if no one else!) quarrel, i have questions.

   1999 July 7, [b.] <brysly@my-deja.com>, “Fatal Justice Question”, in alt.true-crime (Usenet)

   **HUGE SNIPPECTOMY** […] **SNIP!**

   2007 August 1, Heippa Heippa!, “Bourdain's comments on Next FN Star”, in alt.tv.food-network (Usenet)

   Synonyms: snip, snippage, snipping