yassify
To apply several beauty filters to, typically making the subject look more made-up,…To apply several beauty filters to (a picture or video of someone), typically making the subject look more made-up, potentially more feminine, and often unrecognizable.
Meaning
2 senses(Internet, transitive)To apply several beauty filters to (a picture or video of someone), typically making the subject look more made-up, potentially more feminine, and often unrecognizable.
(derogatory, figuratively, sometimes)To present (something) as fashionable and glamorous, often by removing or disguising aspects which are considered unappealing.
Origin
Back-formation from yassification, equivalent to yass + -ify. Popularized by the YassifyBoBack-formation from yassification, equivalent to yass + -ify. Popularized by the YassifyBot account on Twitter (which is not actually a bot) created on November 13, 2021 by a college student known online as "Denver Adams" who would repeatedly run images through FaceApp until they were virtually unrecognizable.
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Forms
yassifies, yassifying, yassified, yassifiedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle