a new word or phrase invented in the hope that it will become generally used
Protologism is a unique word, not only because it is new, but because it is probably the only word that for a limited time is an example of itself.
Submitted by: Kerry from United Kingdom on 12/08/2015
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The word protologism was coined in 2005 by Mikhail Epstein, a Russian professor now based at Durham University in the UK. The term is based on a combination of the Greek protos, meaning ‘first’ (as in prototype) and logos, meaning ‘word’ (compare neologism = Greek neo, ‘new’ + logos).