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splat out: v. [Usenet; syn. disemvowel] To
partially obscure a potentially provocative word by substituting
splat characters for some of its letters (usually,
but not always, the vowels). The purpose is not to make the word
unrecognizable but to make it a mention rather than a use, so that no
flamewar ensues. Words often splatted out include N*z* (see
Godwin's Law), k*bo* (see
KIBO, sense 2), *v*l*t**n (anywhere fundamentalists
might be lurking), *b*rt**n, and g*n c*ntr*l. Compare
UN*X.
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