BOWDLERISM

Bowdlerism

(noun) censorship in the form of prudish expurgation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bowdlerism (countable and uncountable, plural bowdlerisms)

A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.

Source: Wiktionary



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