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dirty delete

dirty delete verb: to delete (controversial material previously posted) so as to remove traces.

Verb

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

  1. (slang, transitive, social media) To delete (controversial material previously posted) so as to remove traces.

Noun

dirty delete (plural dirty deletes)

  1. (slang, social media) A deletion of this kind.

Forms of dirty delete

Verb
third-person singular presentdirty deletes
present participledirty deleting
past participledirty deleted
pastdirty deleted
Noun
pluraldirty deletes

Questions about dirty delete

What does dirty delete mean?
Dirty delete means to delete (controversial material previously posted) so as to remove traces.
What part of speech is dirty delete?
Dirty delete can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of dirty delete?
The past tense of dirty delete is dirty deleted.

Words near dirty delete in the dictionary

  1. dirty dairying
  2. dirty dance
  3. dirty danced
  4. dirty dances
  5. dirty dancing
  6. dirty delete
  7. dirty deleted
  8. dirty deletes
  9. dirty deleting
  10. dirty down
  11. Dirty Dozen

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