apostrophinated

A word that has an apostrophe in it.

the word "doesn't" is apostrophinated.

by Frenger December 9, 2008

Apostrophize

To add a missing apostrophe to a word that needs one.

There are some words in my essay that need to be apostrophized.

by KMillerCHRON July 18, 2010

apostrophisize

(v.) It means to add an apostrophe, to add a direct addressing of an imaginary being

"In this term paper, you need to apostrophisize something, as I said is one of the requirements."

by THwildy July 31, 2006

Catastrophic Apostrophic Dysplasia

The rapid spread of ignorance of the correct rules for apostrophe usage; the widespread misuse of apostrophes, especially in plural nouns.

Walk-in's Welcome; The Miller's invited us to dinner; Washing machine's for sale are all examples of Catastrophic Apostrophic Dysplasia.

by 21st Century Renaissance Man March 21, 2012

Apostrophenate

To replace a letter in a non-conjunction word with an apostrophe. (most commonly replacing the "g" at the end of a word ending in "ing")

It's easy to apostrophenate "darling", just make it "darlin' ".
"Darlin' " is the apostrophenated version of "darling".
Apostrophenating is easy, just replace a letter with an apostrophe!

by no uhn December 10, 2012

Apostrophet

Derived from the pop-cultural lexicon, during the 21st century, "Apostrophet" functions as a linguistic marker denoting the conclusion of a statement or argument. Notably utilized due to its rarity yet undeniable truth, this term ascends metaphorically and literally beyond conventional punctuation, surpassing the customary period ("."). Additionally, it paints an image of a literally ascending punctuation mark, at the top of a word.

It is most commonly used by Teenage Singaporean Art-School kids. Founder of the word is remained anonymous but is known of.

Bananas are berries, yet Strawberries are not. Apostrophet’

by Apostrophe’ January 1, 2024

Apostrophication

The act or process of adding an apostrophe to a word, phrase, or sentence.

Through a daring act of apostrophication, ‘cant’ became ‘can’t.

by IAMANOODLE October 8, 2025