The act of something or someone that is of Southern US origin, but over time has come to more closely resemble a thing or person of Northern US origin.
After five years of living in New York City, her family worried she was fully yankified.
Those yankified grits are good, but my grandmother's recipe is better.
The most common phrase when referring to bootlegging and scamming in the vinyl record community. The word originated in France where bootlegging is notorious--especially in the genres of soul & funk--and a common pseudoname of choice for bootleggers is "Yusuf". The word "yusified" is synonymous with the phrase "faking the funk".
Man 1: Oh no, this record I purchased is a bootleg! The sellertold me it was an original!!
a really nice person that makes me smile everyday, she has her mean side😒 but ig she just mad she can’t fish the kais! I love her so much and she makes my day all the time and she really makes my whole day. I’m really glad I met her and she’s really special to me😹