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enshittify

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To make (especially an online platform) worse by enshittification.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: neologism

Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, technology

Examples

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:enshittify.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From en- + shittify. Coined by Canadian-British-American blogger, journalist, and science fiction author Cory Doctorow in 2022 along with enshittification.