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autocorruption

Inadvertently making a rude text remark through the auto correct function.
Lisa's text included an inadvertent autocorruption when she texted her boyfriend that she liked the character dildo when she really meant Bilbao.
by Ttlone6 January 6, 2014
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autocorrupting

Annoying, irreverent, irrelevant or antonyms getting selected as output word when typing on keypads with automatic suggestions settings turned on.
New word Autocorrupting is being proposed by taking cue from word 'autocorrect' which is used in settings related to typing software, we observed a need for word related to situation when annoying, irreverent, irrelevant or antonyms gets selected as output word when typing on keypads with automatic suggestions settings turned on. This phenomenon being especially seen when typing words of a different language in English.
The colloquial phrase 'challa problem', a mix of initial Telugu and

following English word, meant to indicate a lot of problem at (some issue under discussion), getting typed as 'challan problem' which indicates a specific type of money transaction payment for some government services.
by @t_raveendra February 24, 2021
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premature autocorrection

When you type a word, autocorrection changes the word and then you post it before proofreading it, changing the entire meaning of what you were trying to say.
When I text my girlfriend, I have premature autocorrection so I end up having to apologize for what I said.
by JRinSLC July 8, 2015
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