americanata

in italian: something very strange or a bad taste thing.
Kitsch

1-"quel matrimonio è stata un' americanata!la sposa aveva un vestito rosa shocking"
-"that wedding was an americanata! the bride had a shocking pink dress"

by italianoitaliano May 17, 2008

americanaphile

A neologism built analogously to Anglophile, Francophile, and bibliophile, an Americanaphile is a person who admires the American culture including its language, music, movies, books, art, technological innovations, fashion, sports, food, space program, cutting edge medicine, Ivy League universities, natural wonders, tourist attractions such as Disneyland, and the lifestyle; an Americana enthusiast or aficionado.

Although Halloween is no longer celebrated in some neighborhoods due to fears of candy tampering, some Americanaphile teachers in foreign countries still enthusiastically promote and teach about the holiday in their classrooms.

I met a lot of friendly Americanaphiles during my study year abroad. They love the Simpsons, Friends, Seinfeld, That 70's Show, House (the medical show), ER by Michael Crichton, The Muppets and Sesame Street, Snoopy, Calvin and Hobbs, Disney films, Startreck, Star Wars, Terminator film series, Will Smith, and Tom Hanks, Jennifer Aniston, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Madonna, Elvis, Sinatra, Pearl Jam, Aerosmith, The Doors, Van Halen, Guns’N'Roses, The Eagles, Michael Jordan, Lance Armstrong, Rocky Balboa, Muhammad Ali, Indy 500, The Grand Canyon, Rocky Mountains, beautiful beaches, Starbucks, McDonald's, etc.

see americana , francophile , anglophile

by redcamarocruiser October 31, 2009

americana

the culture of the USA

americana is also an album by Offspring

by Arunabh Das March 8, 2004

americanime

Americanime is an American cartoon with visual art influenced by Japanese animation, also known as anime. It's mostly a fad; cartoonists exploiting the recent popularity that anime has gotten in North America in the past decade or so.

It has the thin veneer of anime, but the characters, plots, and dialogue all lack the depth and clever writing of their Japanese cousin, and the stories are all episodic (with one of the exceptions being Avatar perhaps. That Americanime rivals its Japanese counterparts in writing.) In other words, it's a kid's cartoon that is drawn like an anime.

I hate that Americanime shit. It's a boring fad and doesn't hold a candle to true anime.

by Mechaghostman2 September 5, 2016

Americanisms

Any slang word originating in the United States that has become popular in other countries around the globe.

Bob: That's way cool!
John: I'm sick of all these Americanisms in Australia

by Marty June 17, 2003

Americasian

An Americanized Asian; asian american.

Johnny Thai, Jet Li, or other asians who have accepted american culture and have "americanized"

Johnny Thai is an Americasian.

by JQT September 12, 2005

americanize

To redefine the perceived meaning of wealth on earth and brainwash people into pursuing it.

European #1: I would really like some Ranch Dip. It would make me feel rich and classy.
European #2: But Franz, you are a German Lord. How would Ranch Dip make you feel -
European #1: Ein Qviet! I am NOT shplecking to you about zee ranch. It has a taste that makes me feel as though I am fighting Indians in Texas.
European #2: Das Boot! You have become...AMERICANIZED!
European #1: Indeed. For some reason my rich heritage has become meaningless to me and I only desire material wealth such as Blue Jeans and expensive cars.
European #2: Hmmmm. Do you want to move to California?

by Pollup March 2, 2008