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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enshittify

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
en-shit-ti-fy
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make (especially an online platform) worse by enshittification.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From en- + shittify. Coined by Canadian-British-American blogger, journalist, and science fiction author Cory Doctorow in 2022 along with enshittification.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

enshittifies (present, singular) enshittifying (participle, present) enshittified (participle, past) enshittified (past)

Frequently Paired Words

unshit

Antonyms

disenshittify

Questions

What does enshittify mean?
To make (especially an online platform) worse by enshittification.
Where does enshittify come from?
From en- + shittify. Coined by Canadian-British-American blogger, journalist, and science fiction author Cory Doctorow in 2022 along with enshittification.

How to pronounce enshittify

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