The Rice University Neologisms Database

Has seen and possesses at least an average number of movies in their repertoire to be able to have sufficient conversation about pop culture with others Apparent meaning, etymology, and type of word formation: “Moviefied” is an adjective describing people who have seen and possess at least an average number of movies in their repertoire to be able to have sufficient conversation about pop culture with others. This word arises from the issue that whenever others try to discuss movies with my roommates or me, they strike out conversationally because we have seen so few movies that the conversers have difficulty finding movies we have seen and to which we can relate. “Moviefied” was created by analogy, combining the word “movie” with the adjective forming suffix combination of “-fy” and “-ed,” analogous to words like “countrified.” The word “movie” itself was formed by analogy and clipping from “moving-picture” and the suffix “-y.” The word “move” comes from the Anglo-Norman mover and Old French movoir ‘to enter into motion, to depart, to set in motion,’ which came from the classical Latin movēre ‘to enter into motion, to proceed, depart, to change the position of.’ The suffix “-y” is used to form familiar diminutives, first found in Scottish with individual’s names. The word “picture” comes from the Latin pictūra ‘painting,’ originating from pict-, the past participle stem of pingĕre, meaning ‘to paint.’ This original meaning has been extended through metaphor, as the picture captured on a camera is similar to a very realistic painting. The verb ending “-ify”, a form of the suffix –fy (with filler i), originated from Latin –ficāre, and was originally a derivative of the adjectives with -fic-us, meaning ‘to bring into a certain state.’ This verb ending is then modified with the participle forming “-ed” from Old English –ede and the Old Teutonic type -ôđjo-, originally added to nouns to form adjectives. Possible reason used: The coiner wished to concisely verbalize an adjective describing those who have undergone the process of becoming indoctrinated into pop culture, and have therefore acquired a certain knowledge bank of facts, plotlines, characters, quotes, and humor that relating to events that have occurred in specific movies. The suffix combination with “-fied” suggests an assembly line process, in which individuals all gain a certain basis of facts and trivia relating to movies that is considered common knowledge. Most individuals who have become moviefied use their knowledge as a springboard for conversations, allusions, and as a way to relate to other people.