Flanderization
The progressive exaggeration of a single trait or set of traits of a fictional character until it overtakes all other characterization.
Noun lifestyle
- The progressive exaggeration of a single trait or set of traits of a fictional character until it overtakes all other characterization.
- Many fans say that season 5 was the beginning of its downfall as Flanderization occurred. JD went from being a little emotionally needy to a whiny man-child and Elliot became every negative stereotype about women...
- Irene's whole gimmick is that she's the one woman in the world who can outwit Holmes. Although in the actual story, her victory is extremely limited, flanderization takes hold in adaptations. - 2012 December 21, David...
- Prime realises Swoop must be under some sort of external control as he's at heart a loyal Autobot (over the years Flanderisation will make the Dinobots more and more maverick) and does the one thing that he knows will...
Hypernyms: caricaturisation
- An instance of this process or its result.
- Part of the decrease was a "Flanderization" of the Rat […] his characteristics became exaggerated to the point that he seemed to me to be approaching self-caricature […] and Harrison's writing quirks began to dominate...
- '[Crayon] Shin-chan' can often get very repetitive with its humor, absurdity and the flanderizations of the main character; but then what more can you expect from a comedy anime that has been here since the past three...
Hypernyms: caricaturisation caricature
Origin
From Flanders + -ization (suffix forming nouns denoting the act, process, or result of doing or making something), from the American animated television series The Simpsons (first broadcast in 1989) where the character Ned Flanders underwent a progressive shift from a good-natured Christian to a religious fundamentalist. The character did however eventually return to his initial form. The word was coined on the popular culture wiki TV Tropes around 2006.
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Derived
Noun countable, rare
- Synonym of Flemishization.
- [The Flanderization of the State University of Ghent]. - 1982, Historical Abstracts: Modern history abstracts, 1775-1914, American Bibliographical Center, CLIO, page 93:
Synonyms: Flemishization
Origin
From Flanders + -ization (suffix forming nouns denoting the act, process, or result of doing or making something), from the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium.