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Ghettofication 

The opposite of "gentrification." Disinvestment and the creation of deteriorated property caused by lower-income people slowly taking over and moving in to middle-class neighborhoods resulting in the flight of the former wealthier inhabitants.
In Detroit, a large proportion of ghettofied housing was originally built for middle and upper income occupants. As the process of ghettofication occurred this housing was increasingly occupied by lower income people. The ensuing disinvestment caused a spiral of decline in this former neighborhood of gentry as mansions were subdivided into several apartments with impoverished tenants. As ghettofication increased the houses were not maintained and blight engulfed the neighborhood.
Ghettofication by Dvorak April 17, 2006

Ghostification 

When your electronic device vibrates or gives a notification sound, but you have no notifications.
I heard my phone vibrate, but when I picked it up, there weren't any notifications. It must have been a ghostification.
Ghostification by Cbevino28 April 14, 2017

ghostification 

n. A notification on Facebook from a comment or post that was deleted before you could see it.
Look! Seven notifications! I'm so cool.

Nahh, dude, those're just ghostifications. No one wants to publicly care about you. Bummer
ghostification by MarcFuller June 21, 2010

Ghettofication 

The opposite of "gentrification." It is the bombardment of lower classes slowly taking over and moving in to middle-class and affluent neighborhoods.
The temporary work agency located in the slums of town is recruting work for the jobs at my workplace in the more affluent side of town, causing a ghettofication of our workplace.
Ghettofication by Erick April 26, 2005

getification 

To improve ones abiltiy to obtain things.
I improved my getification of sexual favors today.
getification by Tuua Mater May 29, 2007

ghostification 

When an app has the red dot above it to say you have notifications but when you open it, there’s nothing there!
I’ve tried deleting and reinstalling it but I’ve still got 2 ghostifications
ghostification by El baker April 23, 2020