# roachification

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɹəʊ.tʃɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

## Definitions
1. The act or process of becoming a roach.
2. The act or process of a trans man transitioning, typically from a physically attractive feminine appearance to a conventionally unattractive masculine one.

## Etymology
From roach + -ification. Sense 2 was likely coined by artist Lacryboy in 2021 in a popular Twitter post featuring an illustration of a transformation sequence with the word as a caption.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/roachification