"machete beta" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: machete betas [plural]
Etymology: From the image of the beta-reader freely suggesting edits as if hacking away at the fic with a machete. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} machete beta (countable and uncountable, plural machete betas)
  1. (X-Files fandom slang) A harsh and exacting beta-read. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Fan fiction, The X-Files

Inflected forms

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