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Barbiefication

Syllables: Barb·ie·fi·cat·ion/ˌbɑːbifɪˈkeɪʃən/US/ˌbɑɹbifɪˈkeɪʃən/

Barbiefication noun: a cultural move toward superficiality and a focus on physical attractiveness at the expense of depth and intellect.

Noun

Barbiefication (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) A cultural move toward superficiality and a focus on physical attractiveness at the expense of depth and intellect.
    • On the road toward Barbiefication, we are so taken by artificially plastic standards of beauty that we surgically alter our human characteristics to look like idealized dolls.1995 July, Adweek: Western Advertising News, volume 36, Los Angeles, Calif.: A/S/M Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, page C-16, column 1
    • While the Barbiefication of women of the world is serious business (all puns intended), I want to add that I have seen evidence that the globalization of Barbie has been met with resistance.1996, The Bangladesh Journal of American Studies, volumes 9–10, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh Journal of American Studies, →OCLC, page 71

Forms of Barbiefication

alternative formBarbification

Origin of Barbiefication

From Barbie (“tall, slender female fashion doll”) + -fication (suffix denoting the process of becoming something).

Words that rhyme with Barbiefication

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Questions about Barbiefication

What does Barbiefication mean?
Barbiefication means a cultural move toward superficiality and a focus on physical attractiveness at the expense of depth and intellect.
What part of speech is Barbiefication?
Barbiefication is a noun.
How do you pronounce Barbiefication?
Barbiefication is pronounced /ˌbɑːbifɪˈkeɪʃən/ (UK).

Words near Barbiefication in the dictionary

  1. Barbie pink
  2. Barbie pinks
  3. Barbie shipper
  4. Barbie shippers
  5. Barbiecore
  6. Barbiefication
  7. Barbieheimer
  8. Barbieri
  9. Barbieris
  10. barbierite
  11. barbiers

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