auntify

/ˈɔːntɪˌfaɪ/verbVerified New

Also in: Tantifizieren (Deutsch) · tificar (Español) · tatifier (Français)

To convert, gradually and without deciding to, into the family's organizing aunt.

It starts with offering to bring a dish and ends with you maintaining the birthday list, booking the venue, and knowing everyone's allergies. Auntification is irreversible in the current literature. Victims report the moment they realised they had become their own aunt.

Etym. — aunt + -ify — the transformation verb for a role that recruits itself.

Rel. — auntward

Novelty check: APPROVE

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