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snippectomy

snippectomy noun: the act of snipping (removing the irrelevant parts of quotations in the reply message).

Noun

snippectomy (countable and uncountable, plural snippectomies)

  1. (Internet, humorous) The act of snipping (removing the irrelevant parts of quotations in the reply message).
    • [ ... 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)
    Synonyms:
    snip, snippage, snipping

Examples of snippectomy in a sentence

  • > [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):

Synonyms of snippectomy

Forms of snippectomy

pluralsnippectomies

Origin of snippectomy

From snip + -ectomy.

Questions about snippectomy

What does snippectomy mean?
Snippectomy means the act of snipping (removing the irrelevant parts of quotations in the reply message).
How do you use snippectomy in a sentence?
> [snippectomy] […] So, David ... when are you gonna answer the question of whether or not you eat pork and shellfish or wear fabric blends?
What part of speech is snippectomy?
Snippectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of snippectomy?
The plural of snippectomy is snippectomies.

Words near snippectomy in the dictionary

  1. sniplets
  2. snippable
  3. snippage
  4. snippages
  5. snippectomies
  6. snippectomy
  7. snipped
  8. snipper
  9. snipper-snapper
  10. snipper-snappers
  11. snippers

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