"fetus deletus" meaning in English

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Phrase

Etymology: From fetus + rhyming alteration of delete with Latin -us after fetus. Compare Latin dēlētus (“deleted”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-us}} Latin -us, {{cog|la|dēlētus|t=deleted}} Latin dēlētus (“deleted”) Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=fetus deletus}} fetus deletus
  1. (Internet slang, humorous) Used to call for or reference the act of getting an abortion (hence destroying the fetus). Tags: Internet, humorous
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