English

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Etymology

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From Shatner +‎ -ize, after the Canadian actor, author, producer, and director William "Bill" Shatner.

Verb

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Shatnerize (third-person singular simple present Shatnerizes, present participle Shatnerizing, simple past and past participle Shatnerized)

  1. (rare, slang, chiefly film) To intentionally produce something that is perceived as both bad and good.
  2. (rare, slang, transitive) To make something like, similar to, or about William Shatner.

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