Meaning of shabbification | Babel Free

Definitions

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.

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Examples

“He was aware that some of this shabbification of Vuitton chic would run⟳ into trouble⟳ with the company’s strict quality control⟳.”

“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 Central Valley city of 290,000 residents.”

“The opposite of gentrification—call⟳ it shabbification—would emerge⟳, as city housing stock⟳ becomes more and more degraded.”

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