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fetus deletus

fetus deletus phrase: used to call for or reference the act of getting an abortion (hence destroying the fetus).

Phrase

fetus deletus

  1. (Internet, humorous) Used 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 deletus2021 May 25, “Buried WUnderground”, in WUnderground, volume 17, number 6, St. Louis, Mo.: Washington University in St. Louis, →ISSN, →OCLC, front page, column 1
    • 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...

Origin of fetus deletus

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

Questions about fetus deletus

What does fetus deletus mean?
Fetus deletus means used to call for or reference the act of getting an abortion (hence destroying the fetus).
What part of speech is fetus deletus?
Fetus deletus is a phrase.

Words near fetus deletus in the dictionary

  1. fetuin
  2. fetuine
  3. fetuines
  4. fetuins
  5. fetus
  6. fetus deletus
  7. fetus fetishist
  8. fetus fetishists
  9. fetus in fetu
  10. fetus papyraceus
  11. fetuses

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