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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
The process of adding a new character to a work of fiction, or altering characters already present, in a bid to make the work cooler or more extreme.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, uncommon, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Poochie, a character added to boost the ratings of the fictional Itchy and Scratchy Show in The Simpsons episode "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show", + -fication.
