Creepify

verb, slang

verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make creepy; to make annoying, unpleasant, or mildly threatening. informal, transitive

    "Singer Layne Staley’s dark words further creepify Alice’s sound."

  2. 2
    To creep out, to give (someone) the creeps. informal, transitive

    "But the Gun Dude ends up creepifying me when he tells me to hurry because, ever since the gun ban, the assault weapons have been "selling like hot cakes.""

Example

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"Singer Layne Staley’s dark words further creepify Alice’s sound."

Etymology

From creep + -ify or creepy + -ify.

Related phrases

creep outgive someone creeps

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