Vanillafy

verb, slang

verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make generic, tame, or anodyne. informal, transitive

    "In Carver's words, the interior had been "vanillafied" into a colorless muddle that, while perhaps fitting for a modern pharmacy, was not the right kind of environment for a store that emphasized beauty and sensuality."

Example

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"In Carver's words, the interior had been "vanillafied" into a colorless muddle that, while perhaps fitting for a modern pharmacy, was not the right kind of environment for a store that emphasized beauty and sensuality."

Etymology

From vanilla + -fy.

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