self-deletion

English

Etymology

self- +‎ deletion

Noun

self-deletion (countable and uncountable, plural self-deletions)

1. (Internet slang, humorous, euphemistic) An act of suicide; an act of taking one's own life.
2. (computing, programming) The act of self-deleting.

Usage notes

• The term self-deletion is most often used on the Internet to bypass automatic filters that censor words such as suicide or kill oneself.

See also

• self-delete