"enshittify" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-enshittify.wav Forms: enshittifies [present, singular, third-person], enshittifying [participle, present], enshittified [participle, past], enshittified [past]
Etymology: From en- + shittify. Coined by Canadian-British-American blogger, journalist, and science fiction author Cory Doctorow in 2022 along with enshittification. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|en-|shittify}} en- + shittify, {{coin|en|Q110436|in=2022}} Coined by Canadian-British-American blogger, journalist, and science fiction author Cory Doctorow in 2022 Head templates: {{en-verb}} enshittify (third-person singular simple present enshittifies, present participle enshittifying, simple past and past participle enshittified)
  1. (technology, neologism) To make an online platform worse by enshittification. Tags: neologism Categories (topical): Technology

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