# blue-pencil

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To edit, especially to censor, written documents.
2. To use a line-item veto.

## Etymology
From blue + pencil.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/blue-pencil