Fy

The "fy" in such words comes from the Latin facere ❋ WARREN CLEMENTS (2011)

As Michael Quinion wrote in his 2002 book Ologies and Isms , the temptation to create new verbs with the help of "fy" is so great that few can say "fie." ❋ WARREN CLEMENTS (2011)

It looks like something from the Sci-fi channel; and yes it should still be the Sci-fi channel, not Sy-fy ... ❋ Unknown (2009)

Basically, this story is a murder mystery/political thriller -- if you have to genre-fy it, that is. ❋ Big Jim (2010)

I would agree the language used by "fy-NYC" is inappropriate on this posting, and believe it does not need to be used to get a point across. ❋ Unknown (2010)

You see, a few of my friends and I are participating in the CAFP's Copper Chef contest, which is essentially an Iron Chef-fy competition that's held every year between school associations. ❋ Sarah (2009)

You must first ugly-fy yourself and avoid looking like someone who might have valuable stuff. huskie kimirike ❋ Unknown (2009)

Cymru y rhan fy etifeddiaeth mongrel yn siomedig bitterly. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I read Wolverine: Prodigal Son, which is the first entry in Del Rey/Marvel attempt to manga-fy the X-Men. ❋ Unknown (2009)

There is no evidence Jacobus collected military pay or attempted to fy an aircraft. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It is silly to assume that this is some “hidden agenda” to “homo-fy” the military. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This script ports all of your email into dokuwiki so that you can wiki-fy your email * and* keep a web-based, searchable archive of it all. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Then, work with the marketing team to “social media-fy” that plan. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It's always surprising when whippersnappers from this generation can't identi fy icons from previous ones. ❋ Back Porch FanHouse (2011)

Audi will diesel-fy its A6 and A8 sedans the A3 and Q7 SUV are available now with diesel powertrains and expects diesels will eventually represent a third of its sales. ❋ Dan Neil (2011)

IMHO, they may say they get ‘biz-zay’, but the only way to really bring it home for the party is if they can rasta-fy Michael Steele by about ten percent. ❋ Unknown (2009)