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Shatnerize

Shatnerize verb: to intentionally produce something that is perceived as both bad and good.

Verb

Shatnerize (third-person singular simple present Shatnerizes, present participle Shatnerizing, simple past and past participle Shatnerized)

  1. (rare, slang) To intentionally produce something that is perceived as both bad and good.
  2. (rare, slang, transitive) To make something like, similar to, or about William Shatner.

Forms of Shatnerize

third-person singular presentShatnerizes
present participleShatnerizing
past participleShatnerized
pastShatnerized

Origin of Shatnerize

From Shatner + -ize, after the Canadian actor, author, producer, and director William "Bill" Shatner.

Words formed from Shatnerize

Questions about Shatnerize

What does Shatnerize mean?
Shatnerize means to intentionally produce something that is perceived as both bad and good.
What part of speech is Shatnerize?
Shatnerize is a verb.
What is the past tense of Shatnerize?
The past tense of Shatnerize is Shatnerized.

Words near Shatnerize in the dictionary

  1. Shatner commas
  2. Shatneresque
  3. Shatnerian
  4. Shatnerization
  5. Shatnerizations
  6. Shatnerize
  7. Shatnerized
  8. Shatnerizes
  9. Shatnerizing
  10. Shatners
  11. Shatnerverse

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