Ghiblify

English

This English term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

Etymology

From Studio Ghibli +‎ -ify, itself derived from Italian ghibli (“a hot, dust-carrying desert wind in North Africa”). The trend originated in late March 2025 after OpenAI introduced 4o Image Generation, which allowed users to upload and edit their own images using ChatGPT.[1]

Verb

Ghiblify (third-person singular simple present Ghiblifies, present participle Ghiblifying, simple past and past participle Ghiblified)

  1. (artificial intelligence, neologism, transitive) To use generative AI to transform an image into a style resembling the work of Japanese anime studio Studio Ghibli.
    • 2025 March 27, Madison Malone Kircher, “People Love Studio Ghibli. But Should They Be Able to Recreate It?”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 March 2025:
      By Thursday, Ms. Berganza said ChatGPT appeared to have tightened restrictions on what images users were allowed to Ghiblify.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “Studio Ghibli AI Generator”, in Know Your Meme, website first launched 2007
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