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verbdom en · NOUN

Etymology

From verb + -dom.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The realm, state, quality, sphere, or condition of being a verb; verbhood.
    • [...] to see their name transformed into a verb synonymous with getting an inexpensive meal quickly, neither do such names become synonymous with any particular social malady. Wal-Mart has not quite reached the lofty status of verbdom. 2006, Stanley D. Brunn, Wal-Mart World: