roachification

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or process of becoming a roach.
  2. The act or process of a trans man transitioning, typically from a physically attractive feminine appearance to a conventionally unattractive masculine one.

Pronunciation

/ˌɹəʊ.tʃɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌɹoʊ.tʃɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-roachification.wav

Word forms

roachification

Etymology

From roach + -ification. Sense 2 was likely coined by artist Lacryboy in 2021 in a popular Twitter post featuring an illustration of a transformation sequence with the word as a caption.

Related words

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