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Disneyfy, v. Freq. mildly derogatory.
Brit. |ˈdɪznifʌɪ|, U.S. |ˈdɪzniˌfaɪ|
Forms: also with lower-case initial.
[‹ the name of Walter Elias Disney (see Walt Disney n.) + -fy suffix. Compare earlier Disneyfied adj., Disneyfication n.]
trans. To alter in a way considered characteristic of Disney films, cartoons, or theme parks; to romanticize, sanitize, or simplify.
1965Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 24 Dec. d25/1 Dunne has Disneyfied the whole schtick. 1979Daily Tel. 22 Jan. 12 Who will protect us from the National Trust when it..proposes to Disneyfy a pretty windmill..by installing an engine to make its sails go round. 1995Guardian 22 July (Outlook section) 29/6 Her own story has been Disneyfied in profiles as the rags-to-riches tale of a girl who grew up in poverty, scrubbing her mother's doorstep in Leeds. |