Barbiefication
//ˌbɑːbifɪˈkeɪʃən// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A cultural move toward superficiality and a focus on physical attractiveness at the expense of depth and intellect. derogatory, uncountable
"On the road toward Barbiefication, we are so taken by artificially plastic standards of beauty that we surgically alter our human characteristics to look like idealized dolls."
Example
More examples"On the road toward Barbiefication, we are so taken by artificially plastic standards of beauty that we surgically alter our human characteristics to look like idealized dolls."
Etymology
From Barbie (“tall, slender female fashion doll”) + -fication (suffix denoting the process of becoming something).
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