Flanderization

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌflændəɹəˈzeɪʃn̩/, /-ˌɹaɪ-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌflændɚɹəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /-ˌɹaɪ-/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən Hyphenation: Flan‧der‧iz‧at‧ion === Etymology 1 === From Flanders +‎ -ization (suffix forming nouns denoting the act, process, or result of doing or making something), from the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium. ==== Noun ==== Flanderization (countable and uncountable, plural Flanderizations) (American and Oxford British spelling, rare) Synonym of Flemishization. ===== Alternative forms ===== Flanderisation (non-Oxford British spelling) === Etymology 2 === From Flanders +‎ -ization (suffix forming nouns denoting the act, process, or result of doing or making something), from the American animated television series The Simpsons (first broadcast in 1989) where the character Ned Flanders underwent a progressive shift from a good-natured Christian to a religious fundamentalist. The character did however eventually return to his initial form. The word was coined on the popular culture wiki TV Tropes around 2006. ==== Noun ==== Flanderization (countable and uncountable, plural Flanderizations) (American and Oxford British spelling, fandom slang) (uncountable) The progressive exaggeration of a single trait or set of traits of a fictional character until it overtakes all other characterization. [from c. 2006] Hypernym: caricaturisation (countable) An instance of this process or its result. Hypernyms: caricaturisation, caricature ===== Alternative forms ===== flanderization, Flanderisation (non-Oxford British spelling) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === References === === Further reading === Flanderization on Wikipedia.Wikipedia