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OP Is this going to be a red lipstick? Orangy? Pink? Purple? Black? Will it be a matte color? Pearlized? Wet look?
Here is the apparent formula. First one takes a perfectly innocent noun, just sitting there representing a person, place or thing, and not bothering anybody. Then one molests it by adding "-ize" to the end. This bastard clone is then used as a verb and begets other bastard children, e.g. NOUN+ization.
The possibilities are limitless!
Baconize = to render pig fat palatable.
Diamondize = to cut a less-expensive stone to look as brilliant as a diamond.
Fictionize = to change the truth into fantasy or lies, esp. by politicians.
Dollopize = to separate a semi-liquid into bits.
Oraclize = to predict.
Poodlize = to breed a useful working dog into a useless show animal.
Where will it ever end!?
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