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
Get the Americanized mug.An American cartoon that plays out like a Japanese anime (Steven Universe, Avatar, Samurai Jack). In order for a show to be considered an Americanime it must follow these rules
1. The show must be from The United States
2. It must be influenced by Japanese Anime (Death Note, Bleach, Naruto, Etc.)
3. It must be animated
4. It must have action of some kind
5. It must have a beach episode
Americanimes got popular in the 2000s with Samurai Jack, Jackie Chan Adventures, and Avatar: The Last Airbender. But the first one to get the Americanime title was Batman: The Animated Series. So it got started in the 90s
1. The show must be from The United States
2. It must be influenced by Japanese Anime (Death Note, Bleach, Naruto, Etc.)
3. It must be animated
4. It must have action of some kind
5. It must have a beach episode
Americanimes got popular in the 2000s with Samurai Jack, Jackie Chan Adventures, and Avatar: The Last Airbender. But the first one to get the Americanime title was Batman: The Animated Series. So it got started in the 90s
by Tyler2003 July 19, 2020
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A foreign person who glorifies and promotes American culture, glamorizing the society and way of living .
That man is an Americanizer because he loves the country and culture and wants to live by their laws, he daydreams nonstop about the luxurious lifestyle in America .
by Secular Sinner June 16, 2016
Get the americanizer mug.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
Get the Americanized 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
Get the americanized mug.When a foreigner(female) who loves American culture (baseball, burgers, hotdogs, big boobs, beer) moves to America and is enabled and encouraged to exhibit those stereotypes.
"Bro I have a huge americanization corruption kink, I'm gunna visit Japan to try and find a woman with an american fetish"
"Dude wtf just download tinder-
"Dude wtf just download tinder-
by ClockWerk420 November 15, 2021
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