-ussy

Etymology
Reanalyzed from formed with. The first -&NoBreak;ussy term is often considered to be, with evidence for the term as early as 2004. However, the -&NoBreak;ussy suffix arguably originates in March–April 2017, when, , and were coined in quick succession and popularized on Tumblr. This was soon followed by the "one thicc bih" meme around May–June 2017, which led to a huge growth of novel -&NoBreak;ussy terms. -&NoBreak;ussy became more prominent in 2022, resulting in the suffix being chosen as the 's 2022 Word of the Year.

Usage notes

 * Most terms formed with -ussy are, rather than true instances of suffixation. Thus, for example, is often preferred over.
 * The -&NoBreak;ussy meme was extremely popular around 2021–2022 but has declined somewhat since then.