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noun
The act or process of becoming a roach.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literally, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The act or process of a trans man transitioning, typically from a physically attractive feminine appearance to a conventionally unattractive masculine one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, derogatory, figuratively, offensive, sometimes, uncountable
Qualifier: transgender slang
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From roach + -ification. Sense 2 was likely coined by artist Lacryboy in 2021 in a popular Twitter post featuring an illustration of a transformation sequence with the word as a caption.
