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creative spelling en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The use of non-standard or alternative spelling, for example in baby names or brand names.
    • The creative spelling of baby names is often humorously described by Redditors as a Tragedeigh for the child and a Travesteigh of creativity.
  2. (euphemistic, humorous, uncountable) Bad spelling: writing with a lot of misspellings.
    • His paper was decent but he lost some points for his creative spelling.