diff --git a/editor.go b/editor.go
index 9c49440..3e6f9b7 100644
--- a/editor.go
+++ b/editor.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ func editorLoader(rtm *rt.Runtime) *rt.Table {
 		"getVimRegister": {editorGetRegister, 2, false},
 		"getLine": {editorGetLine, 0, false},
 		"readChar": {editorReadChar, 0, false},
+		"deleteByAmount": {editorDeleteByAmount, 1, false},
 	}
 
 	mod := rt.NewTable()
@@ -106,3 +107,21 @@ func editorReadChar(t *rt.Thread, c *rt.GoCont) (rt.Cont, error) {
 
 	return c.PushingNext1(t.Runtime, rt.StringValue(string(buf))), nil
 }
+
+// #interface editor
+// deleteByAmount() -> string
+// Reads a keystroke from the user. This is in a format of something like Ctrl-L.
+func editorDeleteByAmount(t *rt.Thread, c *rt.GoCont) (rt.Cont, error) {
+	if err := c.Check1Arg(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	amount, err := c.IntArg(0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	lr.rl.DeleteByAmount(int(amount))
+
+	return c.Next(), nil
+}
diff --git a/nature/abbr.lua b/nature/abbr.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82b4095
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nature/abbr.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+local bait = require 'bait'
+local hilbish = require 'hilbish'
+hilbish.abbr = {
+	_abbrevs = {}
+}
+
+function hilbish.abbr.add(opts)
+	hilbish.abbr._abbrevs[opts.abbr] = opts
+end
+
+print 'abbr loaded'
+hilbish.abbr.add {
+	abbr = 'tt',
+	expand = 'echo titties'
+}
+
+hilbish.abbr.add {
+	abbr = 'idk',
+	expand = 'i dont know',
+	anywhere = true
+}
+
+bait.catch('hilbish.rawInput', function(c)
+	if c == ' ' then -- space
+		-- check if the last "word" was a valid abbreviation
+		local line = hilbish.editor.getLine()
+		local lineSplits = string.split(line, ' ')
+		local thisAbbr = hilbish.abbr._abbrevs[lineSplits[#lineSplits]]
+
+		if thisAbbr and (#lineSplits == 1 or thisAbbr.anywhere == true) then
+			hilbish.editor.deleteByAmount(-lineSplits[#lineSplits]:len())
+			hilbish.editor.insert(thisAbbr.expand)
+		end
+	end
+end)
diff --git a/nature/init.lua b/nature/init.lua
index a0579d7..1e0d7e6 100644
--- a/nature/init.lua
+++ b/nature/init.lua
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ require 'nature.opts'
 require 'nature.vim'
 require 'nature.runner'
 require 'nature.hummingbird'
+require 'nature.abbr'
 
 local shlvl = tonumber(os.getenv 'SHLVL')
 if shlvl ~= nil then
diff --git a/readline/vimdelete.go b/readline/vimdelete.go
index 7a07259..f5c1806 100644
--- a/readline/vimdelete.go
+++ b/readline/vimdelete.go
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ func (rl *Instance) viDeleteByAdjust(adjust int) {
 	rl.updateHelpers()
 }
 
+func (rl *Instance) DeleteByAmount(adjust int) {
+	rl.viDeleteByAdjust(adjust)
+}
+
 func (rl *Instance) vimDeleteToken(r rune) bool {
 	tokens, _, _ := tokeniseSplitSpaces(rl.line, 0)
 	pos := int(r) - 48 // convert ASCII to integer