"pixelfuck" meaning in All languages combined

See pixelfuck on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈpɪksəlˌfɐk/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: pixelfucks [present, singular, third-person], pixelfucking [participle, present], pixelfucked [participle, past], pixelfucked [past]
Etymology: pixel + fuck (“to defraud or treat badly”) Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pixel|fuck|t2=to defraud or treat badly}} pixel + fuck (“to defraud or treat badly”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} pixelfuck (third-person singular simple present pixelfucks, present participle pixelfucking, simple past and past participle pixelfucked)
  1. (visual effects, vulgar, derogatory) To excessively nitpick or revise the minute graphical details of an artist’s work. Tags: derogatory, vulgar
    Sense id: en-pixelfuck-en-verb-XTxv73dG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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