sneakerization

noun

Etymology

From sneaker + -ization, in reference to the marketing of sneakers, or running shoes.

  1. inherited from *snīkaną✻ — “to creep, crawl”
  2. inherited from *snīkan✻
  3. inherited from snīcan — “to creep, crawl”
  4. inherited from sniken — “to creep, crawl”
  5. suffixed as sneaker — “sneak + er”
  6. suffixed as sneakerization — “sneaker + ization”

Definitions

  1. The development of numerous mass-manufactured niche products in a particular category.

The neighborhood

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