shabbification
UK/ˌʃæbɪfɪˈkeɪ̯ʃən/
shabbification noun: the process of becoming shabby; one whereby something, such as clothing or a place, becomes scruffy or otherwise falls into poor condition due to age or neglect.
Noun
shabbification (uncountable)
- The process of becoming shabby; one whereby something, such as clothing or a place, becomes scruffy or otherwise falls into poor condition due to age or neglect.
- He was aware that some of this shabbification of Vuitton chic would run into trouble with the company’s strict quality control.1997 September 14, Zoë Heller, “Jacobs' Ladder”, in The New Yorker, archived from the original on 20 Oct 2025
- What is happening in this community is something like the opposite of gentrification—call it “shabbification.” And while the predicament is not unique to Stockton—cities and towns across the nation are suffering similar downslides in the wake of the housing bust—it is particularly acute in this...2011 January 27, Sasha Abramsky, “Stockton Goes Bust”, in The Nation, archived from the original on 17 Jan 2021
Origin of shabbification
By surface analysis, shabby + -ification.
Words that rhyme with shabbification
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- combination
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- vindication
- accumulation
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- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about shabbification
- What does shabbification mean?
- Shabbification means the process of becoming shabby; one whereby something, such as clothing or a place, becomes scruffy or otherwise falls into poor condition due to age or neglect.
- What part of speech is shabbification?
- Shabbification is a noun.
- How do you pronounce shabbification?
- Shabbification is pronounced /ˌʃæbɪfɪˈkeɪ̯ʃən/ (UK).
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