fetus deletus
phraseEtymology From fetus + rhyming alteration of delete with Latin -us after fetus. Compare Latin dēlētus (“deleted”).
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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 Australia, Adelaide, S.A.: Flinders University, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Aug 2024, chapter 7 (Findings from the Interview Study […]), section 2 (Thematic analysis), page 152: