Meaning of -ussification | Babel Free

Definitions

The phenomenon by which words are formed using the suffix -ussy.

neologism, uncountable

Examples

“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.”

“Though "-ussy" took off as a meme in 2022, its origins date way further back in historussy. "Bussy" — a portmanteau of "boy pussy" — has been a queer slang term for years, showing up on Urban Dictionary as early as 2004. In 2017, -ussified words had a big moment thanks to Ditty videos. This year, the -⁠ussification came to TikTok, particularly in the comment section before becoming all but inescapable all across the internussy. Even Lizzo sang about her Balenci-ussies.”

“In an academic paper from the University of Montreal, linguist Michael Dow used a more political example: Thatchussy, the -⁠ussification of Margaret Thatcher. Dow deemed this class of words "pussy blends," a phrase that deserves its own place in historussy.”

“In 2022, rapper Lil Zas X^([sic – meaning Lil Nas X]) told Out magazine that he thought bussy should be added to the dictionary for Pride Month (Rude 2022), shifting -⁠ussification into overdrive—so much so the suffix became ADS Word of the Year.”

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