by African___ August 23, 2010
Get the Africanise mug.Verb- to go through something horrible event that is uniquely American or something Americans do more than any other country, especially if the one experiencing it is from a different country. Examples include being shot at in a mass shooting, having to create an online fundraiser to pay for basic medical care, having a public road or monument named after a traitor.
The Australian journalist was covering a peaceful protest in DC and got Americanized when the police started beating her.
The immigrant was fully Americanized when she had to create a GoFundMe to pay for medical expenses stemming a mass shooting.
The immigrant was fully Americanized when she had to create a GoFundMe to pay for medical expenses stemming a mass shooting.
by HawkDawg47 June 15, 2020
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When something or someone from a foreign culture is adapted/changed or adapts/changes itself to allign with american culture and/or american standarts. (usually also comes with the underlying perception of american culture as being either superior or "the standart", also read "US Defaultism")
It's a neutral term in itself, but it is most commonly used as a negative in discussions about american imperialism/soft power and it's impact on foreigners and their cultures, products and exports.
Another word used with similar meaning (but more broadly about "global north" cultural impact in other cultures) is "colonized"
Obs: People (usually from the "global north") talking about the same concept in defense of a foreign standart while actually not fully knowledgeable of the cultural context of said standart, usually uses "westernized".
It's a neutral term in itself, but it is most commonly used as a negative in discussions about american imperialism/soft power and it's impact on foreigners and their cultures, products and exports.
Another word used with similar meaning (but more broadly about "global north" cultural impact in other cultures) is "colonized"
Obs: People (usually from the "global north") talking about the same concept in defense of a foreign standart while actually not fully knowledgeable of the cultural context of said standart, usually uses "westernized".
"I had to send my son back to our village for a while to remember his roots, he was becoming too americanized"
"Friend 1#: It's 32ºC outside, please put on a top and shorts or you'll boil;
Friend 2#: I just don't like exposing myself like that;
Friend 1#: And you're going under the blasting sun with jeans and a hoodie like a wattpad protagonist? stop acting americanized and go put on some decent weather-appropriate clothes then"
"That gas station is so cheap they americanized, now you gotta put your own gas!"
"I hate americanized translations, they only loosely translate the words but not the sentence structure and even make up ones that just doesn't exist in our vocabulary"
"Friend 1#: It's 32ºC outside, please put on a top and shorts or you'll boil;
Friend 2#: I just don't like exposing myself like that;
Friend 1#: And you're going under the blasting sun with jeans and a hoodie like a wattpad protagonist? stop acting americanized and go put on some decent weather-appropriate clothes then"
"That gas station is so cheap they americanized, now you gotta put your own gas!"
"I hate americanized translations, they only loosely translate the words but not the sentence structure and even make up ones that just doesn't exist in our vocabulary"
by Alkalineconcubine March 20, 2025
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by KatyRussoProblems May 26, 2025
Get the Africanned mug.A character from another culture changed to be more american. Such as the way they dress, their look. their race, their language, etc.
Why are they americanized?
by did you get the eggs November 2, 2025
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