Undo a single iab abbreviation expansion

Question

Vim has an "abbreviation" feature built-in that can automatically expand certain abbreviations:

:iab SE Stack Exchange

However, sometimes I might want to type "SE" without it expanding to "Stack Exchange."

Is there any way to undo a single abbreviation and insert only the original, unabbreviated text? If not, can I add something to my .vimrc to enable a key shortcut or other method of doing so?

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 03 '15 at 18:55

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When you typing SE hit CTRL-v and then spacebar to insert space character. See :h i_CTRL-v for details.

answered Feb 03 '15 at 18:55

lisowski.r

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Ctrll+Q also works if your terminal doesn't eat it. – Thayne Sep 29 '21 at 21:06

Undo a single iab abbreviation expansion

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