Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A harsh and exacting beta-read.

Origin

From the image of the beta-reader freely suggesting edits as if hacking away at the fic wi

From the image of the beta-reader freely suggesting edits as if hacking away at the fic with a machete.

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Forms

plural: machete betas
Singularmachete beta
Pluralmachete betas

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