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shatnerize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shat-ner-ize
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To intentionally produce something that is perceived as both bad and good.

Slang

verb

To make something like, similar to, or about William Shatner.

Slang; Transitive verb

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Shatnerizes (present, singular) Shatnerizing (participle, present) Shatnerized (participle, past) Shatnerized (past)

Derived Forms

Shatnerization

Questions

What does shatnerize mean?
To intentionally produce something that is perceived as both bad and good.
Where does shatnerize come from?
From Shatner + -ize, after the Canadian actor, author, producer, and director William "Bill" Shatner.

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