"yassification" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: yassifications [plural]
Etymology: From yass + -ification. Attested on Twitter from August 2020 with a now-deleted reply by Twitter user @puppyoveralls. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|yass|-ification}} yass + -ification Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} yassification (countable and uncountable, plural yassifications)
  1. (Internet slang, LGBT, neologism) The process of making something relevant to or suggestive of LGBTQ+ culture. Tags: Internet, countable, neologism, uncountable Categories (topical): LGBT
    Sense id: en-yassification-en-noun-i4plLYNs Categories (other): English neologisms Topics: LGBT, lifestyle, sexuality
  2. (Internet slang) The act of beautification; (originally) applying several beauty filters to a picture using a photo-editing application. Tags: Internet, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-yassification-en-noun-432Gcifo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ification Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ification: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: yassify

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