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-ussification

-ussification noun: the phenomenon by which words are formed using the suffix -ussy.

Noun

-ussification (uncountable)

  1. (neologism) The phenomenon by which words are formed using the suffix -ussy.
    • Although it has mostly died out by now, -⁠ussification was once considered the peak of comedy.
    • In certain pockets of the internet, the -⁠ussification of language is inescapable. Riffing off "bussy' (a portmanteau of "boy" and "pussy"), now everything is a cat or a cavity. A calzone is a pizzussy. A wine bottle has a winussy. Princess Fiona has an ogussy.2022 January 26, Bethy Squires, “We Asked Linguists Why People Are Adding -Ussy to Every Word”, in Vulture, archived from the original on 02 Feb 2024

Origin of -ussification

From -ussy (suffix denoting a type of pussy) + -fication.

Questions about -ussification

What does -ussification mean?
-ussification means the phenomenon by which words are formed using the suffix -ussy.
What part of speech is -ussification?
-ussification is a noun.

Words near -ussification in the dictionary

  1. -uresis
  2. -uret
  3. -uretic
  4. -urgy
  5. -uria
  6. -ussification
  7. -ussy
  8. -uzz
  9. -v-
  10. -vac
  11. -valent

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