sissyfication

sis·sy·fi·ca·tion
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/ˌsɪ.si.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

noun

The act or process of sissifying.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounsissyfication (uncountable)

alternative sissification

  1. derogatoryinformaluncountableThe act or process of sissifying.

    The spirit of adventure is supplanted by "all the comforts of home". The progressive "sissyfication" of the American people is abetted.

    1938, Conservation, volumes 4-5, page 15
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    Indeed, with the internationalization and “Europeanization” of the NHL, many Canadian traditionalists feared the game's violent character might change and that hockey's internationalization might mean its “sissyfication.”

    2001, Andrei S. Markovits, Steven L. Hellerman, Offside: Soccer and American Exceptionalism, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 96

    I showed Mickey Mantle, Johnny Unitas, Wilt Chamberlain, Ray Nitschke, Oscar Robertson and Don Meredith, all in one television spot crying for their Maypo and shedding likelike tears, here was the ultimate sissyfication of the American macho sports hero, […]

    2013, Allen Barra, Mickey and Willie: Mantle and Mays, the Parallel Lives of Baseball's Golden Age, Crown Archetype, →ISBN, page 354

    Synonyms: pussyfication

  2. uncountableBDSMA situation where a submissive is forced to take on a feminine role, that of a sissy.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act or process of sissifying.

Origin

From sissy (“timid or cowardly person”) + -fication.

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APA

sissyfication. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sissyfication

MLA

“sissyfication.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sissyfication. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sissyfication,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sissyfication.

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