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funnification

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. The process of making (something) fun.
  2. The process of making (something) funny.

Examples

“Functional and economical thinking is too limited and the shallow 'funnification' of our culture that compensates for this even more so.”
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“The process⟳ of funnification taking place⟳ at the level of the self can be seen as analogous to the concept of "McDonalization" ^([sic]) (Ritzer, 2000) on the societal level.”
“And then...well, the demon lord already likes Diamond's sense⟳ of funnification.”
“Situating vagrants in comic genres, in line with long-standing literary conventions involving the social hierarchy, promoted what I will call⟳ the " funnification" of poverty.”
“The exciting thing is that this mental process⟳ of 'funnification' applies to stuff in familiar comic forms (a clever satirical takedown of a politician we dislike, a succinct and recognisable nailing of an everyday experience⟳, an ingenious pun, a neat turn⟳ of phrase, a precisely observed parody), but also to mad stuff that makes us laugh⟳ like⟳ drains, but which we cannot immediately explain⟳.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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